So fight back, Michigan. Mosquitoes are like heat-seeking missiles. They zero in on body heat.
Sweat produces lactic acid, which at close range smells like fresh-baked bread to a hungry mosquito.
Well, this is a lousy option but carbon dioxide can attract many biting bugs. Avoid scented soaps. Some pests, like ticks, will wait on bushes to ambush their victims. They react to movement. Timing is everything.