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Mosquitoes - page 4
When are mosquitoes the worst?
Try to avoid being outside during peak mosquito hours – Mosquitoes tend to be most active at dawn and dusk, although specific hours may vary by specie...
What is the sciencetific name for a mosiquito?
Scientific Name of Mosquito Mosquitoes belong to the order Diptera, and suborder Nematocera. The term “Culicidae” is derived from Latin, which transla...
What eats a mosqiuto?
Mosquito hawks go by a number of names, including the crane fly, the daddy longlegs, the leatherjackets or even the gollywhopper, but no matter what y...
What place has no moskitoes?
There are only two places in the world that are completely and utterly mosquito-free: Antarctica and Iceland. Where in the US are there no mosquitoes?...
What is the ideal environment for mosquitoes?
Habitats. Some mosquitoes like living near people, while others prefer forests, marshes, or tall grasses. All mosquitoes like water because mosquito l...
Why are people that smoke-cigarette smokers less likely to get bit by mosquitoes?
Do mosquitoes bite cigarette smokers?Do mosquitoes avoid people who smoke?Why do some people not get bitten by mosquitoes?Do cigarettes keep bugs awa...
Can mosquitoes swim?
They don't do much of anything except swim around in the water. Think of this as the teenage stage of the mosquito life cycle. They have short, curved...
Why do mosquitoes leave a drop of blood behind after they bite you?
The mosquito's sixth needle — called the hypopharynx — drips mosquito saliva from the bug into us. That saliva contains substances that keep our blood...
Do mosqitos havee babaies?
A female can produce between 50 and 500 eggs in her first brood. Subsequent broods have fewer eggs than the first, but some females can produce as man...