• Mosquito larvae may develop in virtually any shallow, non-flowing water.
• Aedes and Psorophora mosquitoes deposit “delayed-hatching” eggs in sites that previously held water such as flood plains along streams.
• Tremendous numbers of adult Aedes and Psorophora mosquitoes may emerge from these sites several days to a week or so after the eggs have been covered with water.
• Aedes and Psorophora mosquitoes inflict painful bites, but our most common species typically do not transmit disease agents to humans.
• The very common Aedes species known as "floodwater mosquitoes" inflict painful bites.
• Floodwater mosquitoes can disperse many miles in suburban and urban areas.
• Disease carrying mosquitoes in the genus Culex may breed in the same sites if the water remains standing for several days or more.
• You have a higher chance of being bitten by Culex mosquitoes if you are outside from dusk to dawn when they are active and searching for a blood meal.
• To protect yourself from mosquito bites, avoid being outdoors at these times and wear an approved repellent.
• Click here for more information on these mosquito species.
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