Mosquitoes are pesky pests Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes include: malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, chikungunya, yellow fever, filariasis, tularemia, dirofilariasis,Ross River fever, Barmah Forest fever...
A mosquito's proboscis has 47 sharp edges on its tip to help it cut through skin and even protective layers of clothing. Perhaps this is where the rumor of “mosquito teeth” comes from. Unlike human teeth, however, these sharp edges are not used to chew food since blood is already in a liquid form.
Only female mosquitoes bite humans, or animals. This is not due to any form of enmity, rather they need blood to lay eggs and blood provides them protein. Male mosquitoes drink blood without any need to nourish eggs; rather they drink it like other bugs drink the nectar of flowers.
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Approximately 5-6 mm in length, brownish grey, lays eggs on surface of water which stick to one another as floating rafts. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis.
Culex mosquito larvae breed in highly polluted, standing water that remains fairly calm and undisturbed. Larvae may be found along the edges of a pond or a ditch
The two most prominent species that transmit viruses are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus which transmit the viruses that cause dengue fever, yellow fever, West Nile fever, chikungunya, eastern equine encephalitis, and Zika virus, along with many other, less notable diseases.
Aedes lay their eggs in moist areas just above the water’s surface. You’ll find the eggs on the side of containers such as flower pots, birdbaths, tires, buckets, animal water dishes and pot plants plates. Female mosquitoes also lay eggs in tree holes or plants that have collected water.
Only certain species of mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus—and only females of those species—can transmit malaria. Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. FemaleAnopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs.
Water collections (clear water). Therefore, breeding increases dramatically in the rainy season. Also wells, ponds, water tanks, paddy fields mangrove swamps, grassy ditches, edges of streams & rivers etc.
Characteristics Only the female mosquito bites – male mosquitoes feed on the nectar in flowers.
When a mosquito bites, she injects an anticoagulating agent into the skin to prevent the blood from clotting, thereby allowing her to feed. It is the body’s immune response to the anticoagulant that causes the reddened welts and itching.
