Mosquitoes

Back yard mosquito control is of major importance in getting rid of troublesome mosquitoes. Blood-seeking  females bite during their mating season for ovification. Most mosquito species live in forests, bushy areas and near natural water reservoirs. In fact, they may inhabit any … [Read more...] about How to control mosquitoes in yards, parks, wetlands and shrubby areas

CDC travel Brazil is concerned with the outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses in Latin America in 2015. The Centre elaborates measures for mosquito fever prevention in Brazil. A "new" virus Zika and the old ones, including chikungunya and dengue, caused a great number of alarming … [Read more...] about Prevention and control of mosquito diseases in Latin America

Mosquito born illnesses can be divided into three large groups: febrile, parasitic and encephalitic. The most common fevers are west Nile virus, Chikungunya, yellow fever, malaria, dengue, Zika virus. Diseases are spread via mosquito bites of female mosquitoes. Infected patients … [Read more...] about How to control mosquitoes and prevent diseases caused by their bites

Zika virus (or as some people also misspell Zyka virus) is a disease with syptoms of mild dengue fever. Infected via mosquito bites people suffer from fever, skin rash, lassitude, red eyes, headaches, joint and muscle pain. Zika dengue rarely brings diseased to hospital, though, … [Read more...] about What to do to prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) via mosquito bites

Mosquitoes of family Culicidae live worldwide and annoy humans and animals during their "mosquito seasons". We are going to talk about the most intresting mosquito facts that are connected with positive and negative sides of these flying insects' lifespan. Moreover, you will … [Read more...] about 20 mosquito facts: harm and benefit from mosquito activity

New mosquito disease Zika is a virus of the Flaviviridae family and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of Aedes aegypti genus and forest mosquitoes of Aedes africanus, Aedes hensilli, Aedes luteocephalus, Aedes furcifer. Females of Zika-causing mosquitoes bite during the … [Read more...] about Outbreaks of mosquito borne Zika virus in Brazil and other american countries

There are lots of types of mosquitoes in the world. They are very irritating to humans especially during high mosquito seasons. It is well-known that only mosquito females are blood-eating insects. They have a special tube-like proboscis to pierce the skin and suck host’s blood. … [Read more...] about Reviews on mosquito born illnesses worldwide

The word "mosquito" was derived from Spanish "mosca" (means "fly") and diminutive "ito" (means "little"). According to mosquito definition, they belong to the family Culicidae, which is the most extensive subfamily and its species are found in every continent (except Antarctica). … [Read more...] about Reviews on mosquito species, their anatomy and natural behavior

Mosquitoes are multivoltine. It means that they are insects, which have more than two broods per season or year. Mosquito species that habit in tropical areas with little seasonality are highly multivoltine. Feeding on constantly growing vegetation faciliates mosquito life cycle … [Read more...] about Mosquito lifespan includes four life cycles