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Facts About Mosquitoes and Blood

December 28, 2021 Do mosquito babies have our DNA?, Mosquitoes, Why do mosquitoes need blood? , , ,

If you become nauseated at the thought of blood, you wouldn’t make a great mosquito. Well, female mosquito anyway.  Mammalian blood is not just life-sustaining for female mosquitoes.  It is used to create new life.  Male mosquitoes spend their lives feeding on nectar and plant sap, while females are mostly out for blood.  Female mosquitoes seek out their blood meal in order to fertilize their eggs.  Human blood contains essential nutrients that help mosquito eggs grow.  Among those nutrients are amino acids and proteins.  Females lay their clutches in standing water, and those eggs will become adults in about 8 to 10 days.  That is potentially 100 to 200 new mosquitoes buzzing around your property, seeking blood, and procreating!

Mosquito fun facts!

December 19, 2019 Culex pipiens, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Mosquito Control, Mosquito Control Central Mass, mosquitoes of Central Mass , , , ,

There’s nothing fun about mosquitoes.  They are a nuisance at the very least, and carriers of deadly diseases at worst.  Did you know that the word, “mosquito,” is Spanish for “little fly?”  What are some other mosquito fun facts? Across the globe, there are more than 3,500 known mosquito species.  Compared to the number of species found in Central Mass, that number is almost unbelievable!  Massachusetts is known to host more than 50 species of mosquitoes.  West Virginia has the least mosquito species at about 25.  Texas…oh, poor Texas has 85 mosquito species!