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Life Stages of Mosquitoes
Eggs
• Adult, female mosquitoes lay their eggs on the inner, wet Walls of containers with water, above the waterline.
• Mosquitoes generally lay 100 eggs at a time.
• Eggs are very hardy; they stick to the walls of a container like glue and can survive drying out for up to 8 months
even over the winter in the southern United States.
• It only takes a very small amount of water to attract a female mosquito. Bowls, cups, fountains, tires, barrels,
vases and any other container storing water makes for a great “nursery.”
Larva
• Larvae emerge from mosquito eggs, but only after the water level rises to cover the eggs. This means that
rainwater or humans adding water to containers with eggs will trigger the larvae to emerge.
• Larvae feed on microorganisms in the water. After molting three times, the larva becomes a pupa.
Pupa
• Pupae will develop until the body of the newly formed adult flying mosquito emerges from the pupal skin and
leaves the water.
Adult
• After adult mosquitoes emerge: male mosquitoes feed on nectar from flowers and female mosquitoes feed on
humans and animals for blood to produce eggs.
• After feeding, female mosquitoes will look for water sources to lay more eggs.
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