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How do mosquitoes breed?How do mosquitoes breed?Like other insects, mosquitoes lay their eggs in Like other insects, mosquitoes lay their eggs in
water and hatch from eggs and go through several water and hatch from eggs and go through several
stages in order to become adults. The females lay stages in order to become adults. The females lay
their eggs in water. After hatching their larva and their eggs in water. After hatching their larva and
pupa stages completed entirely in the water. Once pupa stages completed entirely in the water. Once
pupa changes into adults, they leave the water and pupa changes into adults, they leave the water and
become full-fledged flying insects. Their life cycle become full-fledged flying insects. Their life cycle
varies from one to several weeks depending on the varies from one to several weeks depending on the
species, temperature, and food availability.species, temperature, and food availability.
Mosquito life cycle and breedingMosquito life cycle and breeding
Look at some more interesting things Look at some more interesting things from thefrom the
mosquito's perspectivemosquito's perspectiveMosquitoes are the Mosquitoes are the insects who are insects who are universally hated the universally hated the world over. These world over. These pesky, disease-pesky, disease-carrying pests make carrying pests make a living by sucking a living by sucking the blood out of just the blood out of just about anything that about anything that moves, including us.moves, including us.
1. Mosquitoes have been since the 1. Mosquitoes have been since the Jurassic periodJurassic period
It means mosquitoes are around for about 210 It means mosquitoes are around for about 210 million years old. They have been mentioned million years old. They have been mentioned throughout history and mentioned in the works of throughout history and mentioned in the works of Aristotle around 300 B.C. and in the writings of Aristotle around 300 B.C. and in the writings of Sidonius Apollinaris in 467 B.C.Sidonius Apollinaris in 467 B.C.
2. Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal2. Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal
Anopheles mosquito, in particular, is very Anopheles mosquito, in particular, is very dangerous as it transmits malaria, which accounts dangerous as it transmits malaria, which accounts more than one million deaths every year. It is also more than one million deaths every year. It is also believed that Alexander the Great died of malaria in believed that Alexander the Great died of malaria in 323 B.C.323 B.C.
3. Mosquitoes don't have tooth3. Mosquitoes don't have tooth
The mosquitoes bite with The mosquitoes bite with a long, pointed a long, pointed mouthparts which are mouthparts which are used for piercing and used for piercing and sucking. The paired sucking. The paired mandibles and maxillae mandibles and maxillae are formed into needle-are formed into needle-like structures which are like structures which are enclosed by the Labium. enclosed by the Labium. It acts like a tongue and It acts like a tongue and is used to suck up the is used to suck up the blood.blood.
4. Mosquioto sucks blood thrice of its own 4. Mosquioto sucks blood thrice of its own weightweight
A mosquito requires a A mosquito requires a blood meal to develop blood meal to develop her eggs. So, only her eggs. So, only female mosquitoes bite, female mosquitoes bite, while the male while the male mosquitoes feed on mosquitoes feed on nectar as do the female nectar as do the female when she is not full of when she is not full of eggs. Don't worry. It eggs. Don't worry. It would take them about would take them about 1.2 million bites to drain 1.2 million bites to drain all the blood from your all the blood from your body.body.
5. Female mosquitoes lay upto 300 eggs 5. Female mosquitoes lay upto 300 eggs at a timeat a time
A female mosquito can lay anywhere upto 300 eggs A female mosquito can lay anywhere upto 300 eggs at one time. So, it is so important to eliminate all at one time. So, it is so important to eliminate all possible breeding sites or apply larvacide which possible breeding sites or apply larvacide which prevents the larva from becoming adult mosquitoes.prevents the larva from becoming adult mosquitoes.
6. Mosquito lifespan is less than 2 months6. Mosquito lifespan is less than 2 months
On average a mosquito’s On average a mosquito’s life span is typically 2-3 life span is typically 2-3 weeks. However male weeks. However male mosquitoes have the mosquitoes have the shortest lifespan about shortest lifespan about 10 days. And because 10 days. And because female mosquitoes find a female mosquitoes find a hideout for the winter hideout for the winter like a garage, culvert, or like a garage, culvert, or attic so they do have a attic so they do have a chance of surviving upto chance of surviving upto 6-8 weeks.6-8 weeks.
7. Mosquitoes do not transmit HIV/AIDS7. Mosquitoes do not transmit HIV/AIDSAIDS causing viruses AIDS causing viruses don't replicate in don't replicate in mosquitoes because mosquitoes because they not only do they they not only do they hold enough blood in hold enough blood in their mouthparts to their mouthparts to spread the disease, but spread the disease, but also they actually digest also they actually digest the virus in their the virus in their stomach and brake down stomach and brake down without being passed without being passed on. Thereby, they can't on. Thereby, they can't transmit HIV/AIDS.transmit HIV/AIDS.
8. Dark clothing attracts mosquitoes:8. Dark clothing attracts mosquitoes:
Mosquitoes use their vision Mosquitoes use their vision and smell to locate their and smell to locate their hosts from a distance and hosts from a distance and find a blood meal. So, they find a blood meal. So, they are more attracted towards are more attracted towards dark colour because they dark colour because they see dark objects more see dark objects more easily and clear than light easily and clear than light objects. So light color will objects. So light color will help in avoiding unwanted help in avoiding unwanted bug bites. It also keeps you bug bites. It also keeps you cooler in the summer heat.cooler in the summer heat.
How to protect from mosquitoes?How to protect from mosquitoes?Might be you are still experiencing the redness, Might be you are still experiencing the redness, the swelling and the unbearable itching due to the swelling and the unbearable itching due to mosquito bites. Therefore, to keep mosquitoes mosquito bites. Therefore, to keep mosquitoes away from your skin, you need to keep your away from your skin, you need to keep your residential places always neat and clean. Such residential places always neat and clean. Such as: always use dustbin and keep cleaning it as: always use dustbin and keep cleaning it regularly. Clearing bushy areas around your regularly. Clearing bushy areas around your homes. Do not store the garbage or wastage homes. Do not store the garbage or wastage water for long hours near your residence. So, water for long hours near your residence. So, make good water to drainage to avoid stagnant make good water to drainage to avoid stagnant water, otherwise it will be more likely to invite water, otherwise it will be more likely to invite mosquitoes with honor and respect.mosquitoes with honor and respect.
Choose your best mosquito Choose your best mosquito repellentsrepellentsMany people wish to choose best Many people wish to choose best
mosquito repellents to keep mosquitoes away. And to keep mosquitoes away. And so, they sometimes turn to store and buy insect so, they sometimes turn to store and buy insect repellents. But due to these insect repellents repellents. But due to these insect repellents often contain a toxic pesticide, so it is dangerous often contain a toxic pesticide, so it is dangerous to human health. This pesticide is known as to human health. This pesticide is known as DEET. Infact, heavy exposure to DEET is linked to DEET. Infact, heavy exposure to DEET is linked to memory loss, headache, weakness, fatigue, memory loss, headache, weakness, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, tremors and shortness of muscle and joint pain, tremors and shortness of breath in humans and is particularly toxic to breath in humans and is particularly toxic to children. Thus, instead of using this pesticide, children. Thus, instead of using this pesticide, there are so many more effective ways to keep there are so many more effective ways to keep mosquitoes away from skin.mosquitoes away from skin.
Use mosquito nets for bedUse mosquito nets for bedMosquitoes attack mostly Mosquitoes attack mostly when you are sleeping in when you are sleeping in night. In that case, you night. In that case, you can use mosquito net for can use mosquito net for bed. It is also one of the bed. It is also one of the best repellent which has best repellent which has the only aim to provide the only aim to provide protection against protection against mosquitoes, even flies mosquitoes, even flies and insects which causes and insects which causes multiple diseases for multiple diseases for example malaria, dengue, example malaria, dengue, encephalitis and yellow encephalitis and yellow fever, etc.fever, etc.
Malaria and other diseases are communicated by Malaria and other diseases are communicated by the bite of mosquitoes, eventually causes higher the bite of mosquitoes, eventually causes higher risk of death in children and new born babies. risk of death in children and new born babies. Using Using mosquito net for bed reduces such incidence reduces such incidence among them by anywhere from 15-70%. Based on among them by anywhere from 15-70%. Based on the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), it is estimated that only 13% of (UDHS), it is estimated that only 13% of households in Uganda own a mosquito net and 8% households in Uganda own a mosquito net and 8% of under fives usually use them. In order to avoid of under fives usually use them. In order to avoid the mosquito bite, these nets are treated with the mosquito bite, these nets are treated with insecticides which provides effective and better insecticides which provides effective and better protection by keeping the mosquitoes away and protection by keeping the mosquitoes away and also killing them.also killing them.
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