Mosquito
Mosquitoes are very important as vectors of numerous human diseases.
- Common Name: Mosquitoes
- Scentific Name: various
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Diptera/Culicidae
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Adults about 1/8-3/8" long.
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Color
Mostly gray to dark, with some marked with white, silver, green or iridescent blue scales.
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Biology
After a blood meal, the female will lay her eggs in or near water.
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Habit
Mosquitoes have adapted to almost every kind of aquatic situation.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties