Biology
If you know what they look for to survive, you can reduce mosquito breeding around your home by limiting their essentials for survival.
This will also help you identify what works and what does not when exploring repellent options.
your yard
barrels
gathers in empty
soda cans!
Wetter conditions help the process along. Wetter conditions at hotter temperatures speed up the process even more.
Even something as small as a bottle cap! If an object has standing water in it, it’s probably enough for a female to lay her eggs.
These eggs are extremely hardy and will survive drying out for up to 8 months.
Once another rain comes in, the eggs become larvae, pupate, and then adults within 8-10 days.
And once they’re adults, they’re looking to breed and lay eggs.
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Only the females bite people and pets when they need blood to produce eggs.
Lifespans for mosquitoes vary. Males live for around two weeks whereas females live between a few weeks to a few months.
They do not often fly far from where they spawned. They are, however, very light and susceptible to wind streams that may move them farther than they’d go on their own.
- Carbon dioxide as we breathe
- Lactic acid from our sweat
- Body heat or dark clothing that retains heat
breeding
hosts
Preventing an impact on your family requires curbing the mosquito population around you.
If you do so long enough, it is more difficult for the short-lived males to survive and breed with
the longer-lived females.
However, doing this is often a difficult task. It’s not guaranteed that you’ll get rid of every potential source. That’s where other insect repellent options come into play.
First, we’ll start right in your own home and show you some effective do-it-yourself methods to help you reclaim your outdoor space.
Some female mosquitoes can drink their entire body weight in blood during a meal. That would be like a 150-pound person consuming 150 pounds of food for dinner!