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Mosquito Information
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Most people know one thing about mosquitos - that they do not like having them buzzing all around while they are trying to enjoy the outdoors. But there is a lot more to know! For instance, ways of preventing mosquitos from being attracted to you. Mosquitos are attracted to many things, such as color of clothes, CO2 output, blood, sweat, lotions, perfumes, colognes, standing water, tall grass, certain vegetation, and beer... yes you read that correctly, beer! Simple things like not wearing perfumes/colognes while outdoors can reduce the amount of mosquitos that are attracted to you. Clothing colors can play a key role as well - the lighter the color of clothing, the less attracted to you they will be. Mosquitos have an incredible sense of hearing & sight for their size. Matter of fact, they can see & hear you up to 32 feet away!
That most common mosquito here in Virginia is known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito. Unfortunately for us, this species is one of the most aggressive & disease carrying of them all. Diseases such as Zika Virus, West Nile Virus, Chikungunya Virus, Dengue Virus, & Malaria. Although deaths via mosquitos in the United States are very low, due to treatments being available, they are still responsible for over 1 million deaths worldwide per year. This is why it's important to properly treat your property & take steps to protect yourself from mosquitos. Why even take the risk of getting one of the many diseases they can carry?
Did you know that outside of the genetic makeup of their sex, male & female mosquitos are very much different? For instance, female mosquitos are the only ones that "bite" you. Male mosquitos do not bite. The whole purpose of a mosquito biting you is to extract your blood for the proteins that help them breed. Speaking of breeding, did you know that it takes as little as 1 tablespoon of water for mosquitos to be able to breed? It's true, that's why it is important to eliminate as much standing water from your property as you can! Mosquitos lay eggs in this water in the form of what's known as "rafts". These rafts can produce up to 100 mosquitos every 3 days by 1 female mosquito, allowing for thousands of mosquitos hatching on your property every week. The average male mosquito only lives on average 6-7 days before dying. However, a female mosquito lives on average 6-7 weeks, but can live up to 5 months under the right conditions! This means 1 female mosquito can produce up to 5,000 mosquitos per year!
Where do mosquitos go in the winter months? Well its a two part answer: Male mosquitos do not hibernate and they die off in the cooler weather, whereas females will hibernate in the ground, trees, logs, etc. for up to 6 months. However, their eggs that they laid prior to the cooler weather can survive in these conditions up to 10-15 years. As soon as the weather gets above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, they hatch and come out. It's a never ending cycle.