Biology and Behavior
Adult mosquitoes are small, fragile insects with slender bodies; one pair of narrow wings and three pairs of long, slender legs. They vary in length from 3/16 to 1/2 inch. Mosquitoes have a long nose or beak used for piercing and sucking their meal.
Mosquitoes may transmit diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and malaria to humans. Mosquito borne encephalitis is a viral inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis can infect humans, horses, and a variety of other mammals and birds.
Since most of the mosquitoes that transmit encephalitis will not travel very far, the risk of contracting encephalitis can be minimized by controlling the mosquito breeding sites which are in close to your home. Water management, to prevent mosquito breeding, is essential for control. Eggs do not hatch unless they are in water. Remove old tires, buckets, tin cans, glass jars, broken toys and other water-catching devices. Change water in bird baths and wading pools once or twice a week; clean out roof gutters holding stagnant water; and place tight covers over cisterns, cesspools, septic tanks, barrels, and tubs where water is stored. Never over-apply lawn and garden irrigation; fill, drain or treat tree holes; and drain or fill stagnant water pools, puddles, ditches, or swampy areas. Inspect water in plant containers, water-holding stumps, keep grass mowed around bodies of water, stock ponds and reservoirs with fish.
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