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What Do You Know About The Life Cycle of Mosquitoes?

The mosquito life cycle consists of four stages: Egg, Larva, Pupa, and Adult. Female mosquitoes lay eggs in still water, and after several growth stages, they emerge as adults that seek blood meals for egg development. Only female mosquitoes bite, while males primarily feed on nectar.

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What Do You Know About The Life Cycle of Mosquitoes?

The mosquito life cycle consists of four stages: Egg, Larva, Pupa, and Adult. Female mosquitoes lay eggs in still water, and after several growth stages, they emerge as adults that seek blood meals for egg development. Only female mosquitoes bite, while males primarily feed on nectar.

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What do you know about the


life cycle of mosquitoes?
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Mosquito Life Cycle
Four stages: Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
Life Cycle of a Mosquito
Egg
• Eggs are laid in still water.
Mosquito laying eggs
Larva (wriggler)
• The larva of a mosquito is called a
wriggler.
• It lives in water. It eats a lot and moults
several times as it grows.
Wriggler
Pupa
• A wriggler changes into a pupa.
• It lives near the water surface.
• It stops feeding and continues
developing in the pupal case.
Adult
• An adult mosquito comes out of the
pupal case when it breaks open.
• It spreads its wings and waits for its
wings to dry before flying off.
Mosquito Life Cycle 11

Adult
• Adults emerge and fly away looking for their first meal
and to mate.

• Adults eat nectar, like many other insects.


Mosquito Life Cycle 12

Image: CDC, USA


Adult Female
• Only female mosquitoes bite, seeking blood from humans and
other animals. Blood provides pre-natal supplements needed for
egg development.

• After her blood meal, the female lays eggs on or near the water.
The eggs can survive dry conditions for a few months.

• Not all species of mosquitoes require females to eat a blood


meal to make eggs, but those are the mosquitoes you are most
familiar with!

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