Say Goodbye to Mosquito Trouble
How to get rid of mosquitoes?
Say Goodbye to Mosquito Trouble
Mosquitoes belong to the class Insecta of the Phylum Arthropoda of the Animal Kingdom. These are small organisms with wings and legs that suck blood through their piercing and sucking type mouth parts.
They can be categorized into different types: Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex
Aedes:
These spread diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue, and yellow fever. These breed on artificially stored water. They can be easily identified with white patches or dots on their body.
Anopheles:
The female Anopheles is the vector for malaria. It can be identified by its sitting posture as it forms an angle with the surface on which it is resting. It breeds in clean water.
Culex:
These are vectors for the disease Filariasis. These breed in dirty water and can be identified as they sit horizontally with the ground, i.e., without making an angle, and they lack spots on their bodies.
Mosquitoes follow a life cycle that includes –
Egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages
The eggs are laid on stagnant water, and they develop into larvae. The larvae develop into the Pupa that swims on the surface of the water. They start developing wings and mature into an adult. A mosquito cannot survive without water during its larval or pupal stage. Thus, to avoid mosquitoes and their terrible diseases, check for stagnant water. Use insecticides and other chemicals on puddles and ponds near your home or locality.
Don’t let the rainwater collect and stand anywhere in and around your home.
Use spray insecticides and pesticides specially designed against these insects.
The fish, Gambusia, feeds on mosquito larvae.
Stagnant water is home to mosquitoes. Avoid the settling of water anywhere in or outside the home
Keep your surroundings clean, don’t let garbage and waste materials accumulate around your surroundings
Mosquitoes are small-looking insects, but they can spread deadly diseases that can be fatal too. Malaria and dengue, when not treated correctly, can be fatal. Chikungunya causes great joint pains that prevail in the long run too. Thus, mosquitoes spread diseases and shouldn’t be allowed to survive through any means.
– Written By Manpreet
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