The life cycle of a mosquito, how long is the life cycle of a mosquito?

Mosquitoes belong to the class Insecta.

There are about 2,700 species of Diptera mosquitoes in the world. Among them, Anopheles spp.

The genera Aedes and Culex are the most famous.

The average lifespan of mosquitoes is not long, 3-100 days for females and 10-20 days for males.

The entire life cycle of a mosquito.

It includes four parts: eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. In general, egg stage: 1-2 days, larval stage:

5-7 days, pupal stage: 2-3 days, adult emergence-to-blood-sucking and oviposition stage: 3-7 days, the whole stage is completed in 1-2 weeks.

So what we call the lifespan of a mosquito, that is, the last stage of the mosquito, is generally only 3-7 days.

Although the lifespan of mosquitoes is not long, only a short week, why do we always feel that mosquitoes cannot be chased and killed? The reason is that the reproduction rate of mosquitoes is very high, the life span of the previous generation of mosquitoes expires, and the next generation of mosquitoes will continue to grow.

Summer is coming, the heat is coming, the mosquito season is coming, no one is biting but coming to bite you? Buzzing so loud that you can't sleep? Worried about your baby getting infected? Mosquitoes are too annoying, teach you a few tricks to get rid of mosquitoes.

Method 1: Put an empty wine bottle with sugar water or beer in a dark place, mosquitoes will smell the sweetness and drill into the bottle, and will be stuck to death by beer or sugar water.

Method 2: Put the boiled vinegar in a saucer, put it in the room without closing the door, and it will not be disturbed by mosquitoes all night.

Method 3: Avoid staying in shady places such as shade, bushes, gazebos and other shades during the time when the mosquito is infested (7-9 a.m., 4 p.m. to dusk).

Method 4: Ignite citrus peel indoors, which can not only repel mosquitoes, but also eliminate odors in the house.

The lifespan of mosquitoes is about 7-10 days after mating in natural conditions, but in the laboratory can live up to 1-2 months. Female mosquitoes generally live for 1 to 2 months, and have lived up to 4 months in the laboratory.

at 28 degrees Celsius.

At 35 degrees Celsius, they reproduce very quickly, so when summer comes, the number of mosquitoes suddenly increases, and even several generations overlap.

In autumn, when the climate gets cold and the temperature drops below 10, the mosquitoes stop breeding and die in large numbers, with very few mosquitoes surviving.

Life cycle of mosquitoes:

Mosquitoes have a shorter lifespan, female mosquitoes have a longer lifespan, about 3-100 days, and die after one to two months after mating, male mosquitoes have a shorter lifespan, about 10-20 days, and will die after 7-10 days of mating. The life cycle of a mosquito can be divided into four stages, namely eggs, larvae, pupa, and adults.

Dangers of mosquitoes:

1. Mosquitoes can transmit diseases, malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and other diseases are caused by mosquitoes.

2. Because mosquitoes like to live in a dark and humid environment, their bodies will contain a large number of bacteria, microorganisms, and viruses, and when mosquitoes lie on the surface of the human body to suck blood, these bacteria and viruses will enter the human body through mosquitoes.

3. Mosquitoes bite JE and malaria patients and then suck the blood of healthy people, they will infect healthy people, and these viruses will multiply wildly after entering the human body, so that healthy people will be infected with various diseases, which is the principle of mosquito-borne diseases.

4. Although the mosquito is small and does not live long, it is one of the four pests, the mosquito has a strong reproductive ability, and can never be eliminated, they like to bite people, suck the blood in the human body, and often move in summer.

Mosquito prevention method reference:

In ordinary life, it is necessary to maintain indoor environmental hygiene, clean up garbage in time, avoid flies and mosquitoes gathering near the garbage can, and often open windows for ventilation to keep the indoor environment dry, and it is best not to raise plants indoors.

If there are a lot of mosquitoes in the room, you can close the doors and windows, spray insecticides or light mosquito coils in the room, wait for about an hour before opening the doors and windows to ventilate, and use mosquito coils when sleeping at night, which can effectively prevent the appearance of mosquitoes.

The life of a mosquito is divided into four stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult. In the adult stage, it is our common mosquito form.

Mosquito eggsThe eggs are produced by the mating and breeding of adult mosquitoes, some mosquitoes lay eggs on the water surface, some are in the water, some are on the shore, these mosquito eggs will hatch after a few days in a suitable environment, and then form mosquito larvae, and the hatching time of mosquito eggs is about two days.

Mosquito larvae。Mosquito larvae live in the water, the scientific name is called "孑孓", mosquito larvae mainly breathe through the straw on the body, and live on organic matter and microorganisms in the water, so there are many mosquito larvae in the waters with more pollution and microorganisms, and the mosquito larval stage needs to grow for about 10-14 days, and then enter the next stage.

Pupae of mosquitoes。It takes about 4 days for a pupa to form, and after the pupa is formed, it will retake food again, at which point it can swim in the water, and the pupa relies on a pair of breathing horns to breathe, a process that lasts about two days.

Adult stage。After the mosquito matures, it is divided into female mosquitoes and male mosquitoes, male mosquitoes mainly live by drinking dew, nectar, etc., while female mosquitoes need to prepare for reproduction, and the protein that produces egg cells relies on the blood of mammals, so only female mosquitoes will bite and suck blood. After the adult mosquito produces egg cells, it is paired with the male mosquito to lay eggs and begin to reproduce to the next generation.

The life cycle of mosquitoes is generally 3-7 days.