Why you have 40 mosquito bites can be due to several factors including heavy mosquito infestation in your area, prolonged outdoor exposure during peak biting times, lack of protection, and individual attractiveness to mosquitoes, as some people are bitten more than others. Having 40 bites suggests you were in area with high mosquito density, such as near standing water, pond, marsh, wooded lot, or after heavy rain and flooding that creates breeding sites, and you spent extended time outdoors at dusk or dawn when mosquitoes most active, wearing short sleeves, shorts, and no repellent, allowing many mosquitoes to feed. Factors that increase bites include being outdoors in evening for barbecue or gardening, wearing dark clothing which attracts mosquitoes, being sweaty and emitting lactic acid, carbon dioxide, and skin odors that attract mosquitoes, having blood type O which some studies suggest is more attractive, and being near others who may repel mosquitoes more than you. If bites are clustered indoors at night, you may have mosquitoes trapped inside house due to open windows without screens. Forty bites could also be from multiple exposures over days, as bite reactions appear 24 hours later. To prevent, remove standing water, use barrier treatments, wear long sleeves, apply EPA-registered repellents like DEET or picaridin, use fans, and stay indoors at dusk and dawn. If bites are swollen or infected, consult doctor, and consider pest control.
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