EGGS: Female mosquitoes lay 50 to 300 tiny eggs on stagnant or extremely slow-moving water. Most eggs hatch into larvae within 48 hours. Eggs can withstand subzero winters before hatching, if necessary.
LARVA: The larvae poke a tube through the surface of the water to breathe air. They shed their skin, or molt, four times, and grow larger every time. They feed on microorganisms or organic matter found in the water.
PUPA: This is the resting stage, during which the pupae respond to light changes, turn upside down, or move to a sheltered place. At this stage, the pupa changes into an adult, just like the metamorphosis that happens when a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
ADULT: The new adult lingers on the surface of the water to allow its body parts to harden. Its wings must dry out and strengthen before it can fly, feed on blood, and mate.
Why should we Dump & Drain standing water?
A female mosquito can lay eggs in as little as a teaspoon of water.
Reducing the standing water around your home and neighborhood
means there will be fewer mosquitoes to bite you!
Check out the different containers that collect standing water around the yard.
KIDDIE
POOLS
FURNITURE
COVERS
GRILLS AND
TARPS
CHILDREN’S
TOYS
POTS AND
PLANTERS
COVER TRASH CONTAINERS
PET WATER BOWLS
(change water daily)
BIRD BATHS
(change water weekly)
Learn fun and important facts about mosquitoes
and how to fight the bite while outside!
THERE ARE A LOT MOSQUITOES! THE WORLD HAS OVER 3,000 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF MOSQUITOES.
MOSQUITO ACTIVITY INCREASES 500 TIMES DURING A FULL MOON PHASE.
MOSQUITOES LOVE SMELLY FEET!
A MOSQUITO BRAIN IS SIMPLE COMPARED TO
A HUMAN BRAIN,
BUT IS ENOUGH TO
HELP THEM SEE, MOVE, TASTE, AND DETECT SCENTS OR HEAT.
DID YOU KNOW THAT ONLY FEMALE MOSQUITOES BITE? MALE MOSQUITOES SUCK NECTAR FROM FLOWERS.
MOSQUITOES CAN
DRINK TWICE THEIR BODY WEIGHT IN
HUMAN BLOOD.
CARBON DIOXIDE IS ONE OF THE MAIN WAYS IN WHICH MOSQUITOES LOCATE THEIR FEAST.
MOSQUITOES NEED ONLY ONE TABLESPOON OF WATER TO BREED.
WHICH IS ROUGHLY
THE SIZE OF A
BOTTLE CAP.
ITCHING IS AN
ALLERGIC REACTION
TO THE SALIVA THAT MOSQUITOES INJECT
TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTTING.
A MOSQUITO DEVELOPS FROM EGG TO ADULTHOOD WITHIN FOUR TO SEVEN DAYS.
MOSQUITOES FEED PRIMARILY AT DAWN AND IN THE FEW HOURS AFTER DUSK.
MORE DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY MOSQUITOES THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL, INCLUDING TIGERS, SHARKS,
AND SNAKES.