Want to know more about the warm weather pests? Here’s a peek into the life cycle and feeding habits of mosquitoes. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

There are four distinct stages in the life cycle of a mosquito – egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The mosquito has a different appearance at each stage. The entire cycle generally takes one to two weeks, ...

The parasite spends the first stage of its life cycle in the salivary glands of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. When an infected mosquito bites a human, the malaria parasite enters the red blood ...

"Mosquitoes are semi-aquatic insects that prefer to lay their eggs in standing bodies of water. For the first three stages of their life cycle (egg, larvae, pupa), mosquitoes live, grow ...

Infected mosquitoes continue to transmit dengue with each blood meal for the rest of their lives. <i>Aedes aegypti</i> have a complex life cycle that includes aquatic and terrestrial stages.

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries ...