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2. Toxorhynchites rutilus - Wikipedia

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   Eggs are laid in flight by launching or dropping them into a chosen suitable habitat. Before laying each egg, she flies in counterclockwise loops that progressively become smaller as she nears the water body until she is close enough to eject her egg. [5] [18] This process is repeated until she is done laying all her mature eggs. Because the ...

3. Culiseta alaskaensis - Wikipedia

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   Culiseta alaskaensis, the Alaskan winter mosquito, is a Holarctic species of mosquito in the family Culicidae. It is found from Colorado north, Alaska, including from the Upper Cook Inlet region to the tundra. As with other Culiseta species, C. alaskaensis are cold-adapted and have appeared in the same habitats as Culiseta impatiens. [2]

4. Culex - Wikipedia

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   The metamorphosis is typical of holometabolism in an insect: the female lays eggs in rafts of as many as 300 on the water's surface. Suitable habitats for egg-laying are small bodies of standing fresh water: puddles, pools, ditches, tin cans, buckets, bottles, unmounted tires, and water storage tanks (tree boles are suitable for only a few ...

5. Aedes taeniorhynchus - Wikipedia

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   Like other mosquitoes, Ae. taeniorhynchus adults survive on a combination diet of blood and sugar, with females generally requiring a blood meal before laying eggs. [5] This mosquito has been studied to investigate its development, physiological markers, and behavioral patterns, including periodic cycles for biting, flight, and swarming. This ...

6. There are plenty of wrong ways to try to zap mosquitoes. Here ...

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   A neglected bird bath, old bucket, pot, clogged gutter or standing water make the perfect spot for laying eggs and becoming adults. The life cycle from egg to adult can be about a week.

7. Toxorhynchites - Wikipedia

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   Toxorhynchites, also called elephant mosquito or mosquito eater, is a genus of diurnal and often relatively colorful mosquitoes, found worldwide between about 35° north and 35° south. Most species occur in forests. It includes the largest known species of mosquito, at up to 18 mm (0.71 in) in length and 24 mm (0.94 in) in wingspan. [1]

8. Culex pipiens - Wikipedia

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   Culex pipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito.Native to Africa, Asia and Europe, it is now widely distributed in temperate regions on every continent except Antarctica [1] and is one of the most common mosquitoes found in human habitats in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. [2]

9. Are chemical sprays used to kill mosquitos safe to use? Here ...

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   Mosquitoes love moisture and humidity because they can find standing water to lay their eggs on. Texas’ mosquito season can last until late fall. It typically comes to an end when temperatures ...