Mosquitoes

1. Insect family, Phylum-Arthropoda. There are 3,500 species of mosquitoes found throughout the world.
2. Vectors: Mosquitoes are vectors as they are carrier of pathogens that causes diseases.
3. Feeding Habit of Adult Mosquitoes: Both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectars, but the female mosquitoes feed on blood of many mammals as they need proteins and iron to develop eggs.
4. Some species feed at day time and some during dawn/dusk.
5. Detection of host: Female mosquitoes detect their host by detecting carbon dioxide from a distance.
6. Common diseases caused by mosquitoes: Yellow fever, Malaria, Dengue, Chickengunea.
7. Life span of adult Mosquito: Most male mosquitoes live only for a week and females live for about a month.
8. Importance of water: All mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle. All female mosquitoes lay their eggs on water.

Metamorphosis

1. 1. The developmental stages of an adult mosquito, from its egg to an adult, is called metamorphosis.
   2. The length of the life cycle of mosquito is 30 days.