What is a mosquito:

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of
most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts pierce the hosts' skin to
consume blood. The word "mosquito" is Spanish for "little fly"

Permanent water mosquitoes tend to lay their

eggs in clumps, called rafts, of 50 to 300 on
the surface of standing water at the edges of
lakes and ponds and among the vegetation in
swamps and marshes. Some species prefer
clean water, while Culex pipiens, the northern
house mosquito, prefers stagnant
or polluted water.

Life Cycle of Mosquito

Female mosquitoes feed on blood. Although we call

them “bites," a female mosquito really
doesn't bite you to get at your blood. ... With her
proboscis underneath your skin, a
female mosquito searches for a blood vessel. When
she finds one, she releases saliva into the wound.

Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes include: malaria, dengue,

West Nile virus, chikungunya, yellow fever, filariasis, tularemia,
dirofilariasis, Japanese encephalitis, Saint Louis encephalitis,
Western equine encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis,
Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Ross River fever, Barman
Forest fever ...