MOSQUITOES
Mosquitoes are known to make life miserable. Many activities have been ruined by the constant annoyance and irritation caused by their bites. And some species can transmit serious diseases. This site explains how and where mosquitoes breed and what can be done to reduce their numbers in and around the home and to protect yourself from bites. All mosquitoes pass through four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The time from egg to adult varies with species and temperature.
LARVAL STAGE
The egg hatches and we have a larvae
Sometimes refered to as wrigglers.
Feed on microorganisms in the water
PUPAE STAGE
When larvae grow up they become tumblers or pupae.
Stay pupae only a few days then become adults.
Now that you know more about these pests, now pick the method you need to get rid of them by clicking on
MOSQUITOS .
MALE ADULT STAGE
Males do not bite
LIve only 1 to 2 weeks
Feed on plant juices and nectar.
FEMALE ADULT STAGE
Female mosquitoes feed on blood
May live for a month
Require a blood meal before they lay their eggs
To find their prey for blood, females use heat, body scent, movement and exhaled carbon dioxide from animals to hone in on us
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Mosquitoes are outdoor pests and there is no easy way to control them.
Best way to control is to eliminate the breeding sites which is standing water.
Check bird baths, swimming pool, clogged rain gutters, standing water in ground holes, swamps, slow moving streams, large ditches and just anyplace that water will stand for several days.
Standing water in old tires, cans, buckets, and plastic sheets.
Trash cans, wheel barrows, pet dishes, and flower pot bottoms.
Unclog rain gutters, flat roofs, standing water from leaky faucets and air condition discharge water.
Drain ditches or swamps, fill tree holes and fill tree stumps
TO CONTROL MOSQUITO LARVAE
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Mosquito Dunks.
Beneficial nematodes
PROTECTION FROM BITES
Mosquitoes are more active at the evening hours so avoid these hours outdoors
Clothing covering most of the body works
The most effective mosquito repellents contain DEET-topically. The higher the percentage of DEET in the product, the longer the protection lasts.
Repel mosquitoes, ticks and black flies, without DEET. Click here.
Citronella oil products will give a little relief
Bats and birds like purple martins will help by eating their weight in insects but not all are mosquitoes.
MOSQUITOS AND DISEASE
Malaria
Yellow fever
Viral encephalitides such as West Nile, St Louis, LaCrosse and Eastern equine
Animals are also affected like horses, cattle, birds and small mammals
Dogs are affected with heartworms, cats may be affected.
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