Well I never!
A while back last year in Ug I was experiencing a loosing battle with mosquitoes gunning to take a bite out of me at any given opportunity if I omitted to use the protection I'd taken. I wasn't taken serious even when presenting with bumps allover to certify my predicament from the skirmishes I was having with mosquitoes. Some persons went even far as saying I had a magnet which attracted them to attack only me. I found this very puzzling and couldn't see the funny side of things as anyone who has been tortured by the sound and effect of mosquito-bites will tell you!
Anyway today I came across a colleague at lunch who'd just returned back from the tropics on holiday. She went on to recount how it went - seems like the whole globe is developing. She too had a difficult time recognising St. Vincents from when she was last there. Amidst our chat she revealed something to me that I am now hotly pursuing with my science buddies to confirm. You see, she too had a very difficult time with mosquitoes whilst on St. Vincent (an Island in the Caribean) and after a lot of agonizing as to why it appeared she was the only one being targeted by these creatures, she was told it was because she lacked iron. Apparently mosquitoes don't much like iron and opt for females whose iron stores are not always as good as males. Well I neva!!! So if there's anyone else out there who may agree with this belief or discredit it, I'm all ears!!!