If you have spent any time outdoors during the warm months of spring and summer, then you’re likely very familiar with mosquitoes. The blood-sucking pests have been around for millions of years, feeding on all kinds of mammals, including humans. There are so many different species that it’s pretty safe to say that nearly every single creature on the planet has had to deal with them in some way, shape or form.
Mosquitoes buzz in your ears and are infamous for the itchy, red, bumps that their bites leave. Mosquitoes are small, but the statistics indicate that the lowly and humble mosquito is actually the deadliest creature on Earth. What’s so deadly about a minuscule insect? Mosquitoes are known vectors of diseases such as West Nile Virus, malaria, Zika virus, etc.
Mosquitoes like warm, humid, weather and need to be somewhere near still water. All species of mosquitoes lay their eggs in water and some species can do so in just a cup full of water. Even a simple puddle after a rainstorm can breed mosquitoes.