In this Early Bird Nature Books title, readers learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the mosquito. There are more than 2,500 species of mosquitoes all over the world. Some mosquitoes live only in warm places, cold weather kills them. Other mosquitoes live in cold places. The eggs of mosquitoes that live in the Arctic can withstand a very cold winter. Common house mosquitoes live almost everywhere people do.
Look out for these public enemies--mosquitoes--as they are after blood! Mosquito females need a meal of blood before they can lay their eggs. They target humans and animals and zoom in for a feast. But these insects may do more harm than causing itchy welts. Mosquitoes can also pass along a number of serious and deadly diseases to those they bite. Humans have developed a number of ways to get rid of mosquitoes, from spreading chemicals to putting mosquito larvae-eating fish in ponds.
Mosquitoes and Their Control presents a wealth of information on the bionomics, systematics, ecology, research techniques and control of both nuisance and disease vector mosquitoes in an easily readable style, providing practical guidelines and important information for professionals and laymen alike.
