Mosquitoes are the most terrible creatures found on planet earth.Mosquitoe bites that i have been experiencing from the past few days made me post this article.A glimpse from google:
Mosquito is a common insect in the family Culicidae.There are about 3,500 species of mosquitoes found
throughout the world. In some species of mosquito, the females feed on humans.
Mosquitoes have mouthparts which are adapted for piercing the skin of plants and animals. While males
typically feed on nectar and plant juices, the female needs to obtain nutrients from a "blood meal"
before she can produce eggs.
Mosquitos are generally considered annoying and may also transmit diseases, thus leading to a variety
of human efforts to eradicate or reduce their presence.
Since many mosquitoes breed in standing water, source reduction can be as simple as emptying water from
containers around the home. This is something that homeowners can accomplish. For example, homeowners
can eliminate mosquito breeding grounds by removing unused plastic pools, old tires, or buckets; by
clearing clogged gutters and repairing leaks around faucets; by regularly changing water in bird baths;
and by filling or draining puddles, swampy areas, and tree stumps. Eliminating such mosquito breeding
areas can be an extremely effective and permanent way to reduce mosquito populations without resorting
to insecticides.
Mosquitoes are a vector agent that carries disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without catching the disease themselves.
The principal mosquito borne diseases are the viral diseases yellow fever, dengue fever and Chikungunya, transmitted mostly by the Aedes aegypti, and malaria carried by the genus Anopheles.Mosquitoes are estimated to transmit disease to more than 700 million people annually in Africa, South America, Central America, Mexico and much of Asia with millions of resulting deaths.
There are many methods used for mosquito control. Depending on the situation, source reduction, biocontrol, Insecticides to kill larvae, or specifically the adults may be used to manage mosquito populations.
Protect yourself from mosquitoes and be safe.
