Common Pests

Mosquitoes

INTRODUCTION

Mosquitoes are pesticides that bites human to consume blood and can transmit disease. Mosquitoes are insects that can be found anywhere in the forest, city, indoors, livestock farms etc. There are about 3450 species and subspecies of mosquitoes that all belong to 38 genus. All belong to the Culicidae family, divided into three subfamilies: Toxorhynchitinae, Anophelinae, and Culcinae. Toxorhynchites also called elephant mosquito or mosquito eater, is a genus of diurnal and often relatively colorful mosquitoes Anopheles contains the mosquitoes that transmit malarial parasites to humans and other animals. Some species of Anopheles also transmit microfilariae and arboviruses. Culcinae include the Aedes sp. That can transmit dengue virus. Female mosquitoes suck our blood. Male mosquitoes feed on plant nectars. They can develop from egg to adult in 10 to 14 days. They are most active from dusk to dawn and will fly up to 14 miles for a blood meal.
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