Mosquito (Culicidae)

Mosquitoes need water to breed. They especially like still and stagnant water in containers like old buckets and cans. The female mosquito lays her eggs in the water. Soon the mosquito's eggs hatch into the actively swimming larvae.

Only female mosquitoes feed on blood. Male mosquitoes feed on nectar and are not considered a pest.

While a mosquito is drawing blood, it also injects an anti-coagulant into your system. This anti-coagulant helps to keep the blood from clotting. It is this material that produces the characteristic itch and bump. The anti-coagulant is also the means of transporting the encephalitis virus from infected mosquitoes.

• 3,000 species worldwide.
• Can fly up to 14 miles.
• Only females bite. Every time she bites, she lays eggs.
• Tremendous reproductive capabilities - a female lays 50-500 eggs eight to ten times during her 50-100 day life.
• Mosquitoes can detect a target from up to 20 yards.
• They can fly at an amazing rate of speed 1 - 1.5 miles per hour.
• Every time a mosquito bites it draws .5 millionth of a litre of blood.

Successful Control of flying and crawling insects requires regular service by a professional pest control company. Eradication requires a close understanding of the pest species, its biology, lifestyle and habits.