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Mosquitoes
Although these insects typically only live for one to two weeks, their impact can be deadly. The female mosquito feeds on human blood and carries deadly diseases such as the West Nile virus.
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They are for flying insects-not fleas. Zappers should limit to outdoors anyway for sanitation reasons. If you want to keep down fleas in the yard keep it close cropped. For indoors (if present) you need to treat carpets, furniture, etc.
Are mosquitoes warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
The correct term is poikilothemic. It means "variable body temperature" as opposed to homeothermic which means "constant body temperature. Only mammals and birds are homeothermic (warm blooded). Every other type of animal is poikilothermic (cold blooded).
It's kinda red brown and it's a little bit transparent
What are itchy red bumps that look like swollen mosquito bites?
Scabies...I'm not kidding. My little boy had them and it took a month to finally get it diagnosed correctly....ask you dr. though because the treatment is a pain and you need a prescription.
It could also be bed bugs, which are becoming more common.
How do mosquitoes digest their food?
Adults live about 2 weeks except for rare occasional exceptions in winter when semi-dormant than they might live for months
How do you keep mosquitos from breeding in your aquarium?
Well mosquitoes lay their eggs on water and when they hatch their larva swim around in the water until they mature and can fly away. The fish would eat their larva but mosquitoes usually only lay the eggs on stagnant water so if there is too much movement for activty in the water then they will probably not lay them there.
Are the mosquito oviparous or viviparous?
Cockroach are three types in reproduction - oviparous, viviparous and ovoviviparous. Most cockroach are oviparous.
How long does it take for a mosquito to go through its life cycle?
A mosquito's bite will not be itchy for very long. If you do not itch the bite the itch should go away in less than 20 minutes.
How long do mosquitos live without food?
Probably not more than a week, but it depends on a lot of things like temperature and the size of their last meal.
What does a mosquito Give you when he bites you?
Only female mosquitoes bite us, and when she does she pierces our skin with her mouth and sucks up our blood until she's full. She can swallow up to four times her weight in blood! In the same time she also injects a small amount of saliva. This saliva works as an anesthetic; it numbs the skin a bit. The saliva also contains an anti clotting component which obviously keeps our blood from clotting
Our body's defense system reacts to the proteins in her saliva which result in the familiar itching and bumps
How does dengue mosquito bite looks like?
Assuming you are not overly allergic to mosquitoes or insect bites, a normal bite will look like a red or white bump with some redness surrounding it. A bite from a mosquito carrying dengue will appear larger, redder, and be itchier. It may turn a purplish color and spread a small rash as well.
How many times can a mosquito flap its wings in a second?
Mosquitos, depending on species, can flap their wing up to 1,000 time per second!
What good things do mosquitoes do?
Mosquitoes are eaten by animals such as bats, and without them those animals might come extinct. They also can clean pollution out of water as a baby. Get more info at google search what good do mosquitoes do to us? Hope you liked my answer.
Where are the most mosquitoes in the world?
Mosquitoes are very widespread, occurring in all regions of the world except for Antarctica. It is believed Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have the highest numbers of mosquito species. Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and Brazil are recorded to have the highest number of endemic species.
Does the mosquito die after laying eggs?
Mosquito fish do not lay eggs. They are in the livebearer family. The male fertilizes the female with a modified anal fin. The young are born alive and will be eaten by parents if they cannot find a place to hide.
What does a mosquito do to humans if it bites?
Mosquitos are a member of nematocerid flies. Mosquitos are blood sucking pests and carry many deadly diseases. There are several types of mosquitos. They say mosquitos can transfer up to 700 million dieseases.
Are mosquito helpful or pesky?
no man i live in Puerto Rico and i know their bad omg they hurt so much liolololol! one stung me once i got got west nile and died. im typing this in ehaven right now. xsend this to 5 people or I'll haunt yoyu1
Which virus is the mosquito not known as a possible vector?
Smallpox is the virus that mosquitos are not known as a possible vector.
What is a metaphor for mosquito?
The most popular metaphor for a bee is the one about being busy. Busy as a bee is a metaphor used world wide.
What does mosquitoes eat and how?
They eat blood from anything like mammals and spiders, birds, and some amphibians eat them.
No I wouldn't think so. You can use the following to keep them away, netting, bug spray, and smoke from a fire (you taste awful to them). The best overall way not get get bit is to stay in doors. Mosquitos tend to come out at night. For more hint I would use google.
