Mosquito facts are needed so that your yard or backyard event isn’t ruined. Mosquito bites are just the tip of the iceberg. They’re actually very complicated insects.
Here are a few mosquito facts that I’ll bet you didn’t know:
- Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide: All humans emit carbon dioxide when they breath. So, naturally mosquitoes are attracted to the areas where this is most predominant meaning our ears, eyes and nose
- Males mosquitoes are wimps: Female mosquitoes are the only ones that bite. The males feed on pretty flowers and suck nectar
- Mosquitoes are bad: In some countries the mosquito can be deadly. They are responsible for encephalitis, dengue fever and malaria
- Mosquito bites itch: The itch after a mosquito bite is a reaction to the mosquitoes saliva
- Salt marsh mosquitoes travel: Salt marsh mosquitoes can fly miles away from their birth area to find a suitable habitat
- Mosquitoes are picky eaters: Not all mosquitoes bit humans, some prefer amphibians
- Mosquitoes are fast: Can you flap your arms 400 times every second? Mosquitoes can
- Mosquitoes don’t hatch all at once: Some species of mosquitoes will wait around until wetness occurs, until then the eggs are completely viable
- Spare tires are a nice home: Didyou know in the United States mosquitoes breed in spare tire because they trap water
And a joke to end:
Two mosquitoes are standing around and one mosquito say to the other “why do you look sad’?
The second mosquito responds “people say I suck”!!!
If you have mosquitoes and need help call Envirocare Pest Control at 1-888-879-6481