Mosquito Control

Mosquito sometimes get a bad rap. These arthropods are everywhere, and they’re not easy to control. Even though Mosquito generously eat the insect pests that we detest, some people think that Mosquito and their webs are just too creepy to keep in their homes.

JQube offers guaranteed spider control services for your residential or commercial property. Our state licensed spider exterminators are trained in how to deal with these pests. Even though Mosquito generally pose little threat to humans, their presence and the webs they leave can be unsettling for many. Our integrated pest management plan will identify problematic areas and locate any Mosquito and their webs so they can be removed.

Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin culex meaning "gnat").

The mosquito's saliva is transferred to the host during the bite, and can cause an itchy rash. In addition, many species can ingest pathogens while biting,and transmit them to future hosts. In this way, mosquitoes are important vectors of parasitic diseases such as malaria and filariasis, and arboviral diseases such as yellow fever, Chikungunya, West Nile, dengue fever, and Zika.

Priscoculex burmanicus can be definitively assigned to Anophelinae, one of the two subfamilies of mosquitoes alongside Culicinae, indicating the split between these two subfamilies occurred over 99 million years ago.[14] Molecular estimates suggest that the split between the two subfamilies occurred 197.5 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic, but that major diversification did not take place until the Cretaceous.

Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin culex meaning "gnat").

The mosquito's saliva is transferred to the host during the bite, and can cause an itchy rash. In addition, many species can ingest pathogens while biting,and transmit them to future hosts. In this way, mosquitoes are important vectors of parasitic diseases such as malaria and filariasis, and arboviral diseases such as yellow fever, Chikungunya, West Nile, dengue fever, and Zika.

Priscoculex burmanicus can be definitively assigned to Anophelinae, one of the two subfamilies of mosquitoes alongside Culicinae, indicating the split between these two subfamilies occurred over 99 million years ago.[14] Molecular estimates suggest that the split between the two subfamilies occurred 197.5 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic, but that major diversification did not take place until the Cretaceous.

Mosquito Facts

• Name: The name mosquito comes from a Spanish word meaning "little fly"
• Species: There are over 3,000 different mosquito species throughout the world with 176 of these species being found in the United States
• Size: Mosquitoes range in size but do not usually grow to be longer than .6 in
• Appearance: Thin bodies made up of three sections and two wings

Behavior

Not all mosquitoes bite. Only female mosquitoes take blood meals. This is because they need the protein in blood, composed of amino acids, to develop eggs. Some female mosquitoes require a blood meal to reproduce the first time. All female mosquitoes require a blood meal to reproduce a second time.

Human blood is the meal of choice for many female mosquitoes, although the reasons for this are not fully understood. Many scientists believe that humans have ingredients in their blood that lead to the more successful production of larvae. However, this type of mosquito behavior is unpredictable because not all mosquitoes prefer humans.

Every time a female mosquito bites, she takes about 3 milligrams of blood. This number is trivial in comparison to the amount of blood in the human body, but it can equal up to four times her actual weight. It is the equivalent to one human eating 400 pounds of steak.

While the amount of blood mosquitoes draw is insignificant to many humans, if numerous mosquitoes are all feeding off of the same food source, the amount of blood lost can be dangerous for some.

While female mosquitoes need blood for egg production, they do not use it for their own nutritional benefit. Instead, both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar and water.

Infestations

Infestations occur with a sudden increase in the mosquito population. People will notice an increase in the number of bites they are experiencing when outdoors. Itching is the most prevalent symptom of a mosquito bite. Warmer weather is the time when the mosquito population is most active. Seasons, when heavy rains are accompanied by flooding also seem to attract mosquitoes. Flood water is the perfect breeding ground for them. If there is a section of a home’s yard where flooding occurs, the stagnant water left behind are the causes of mosquito infestations.

Wherever there is stagnant water, that’s where mosquitoes thrive. The incidence of a mosquito infestations grows during the wetter seasons of the year requiring control. Damp, hot climates attract mosquitoes providing them the perfect breeding grounds to breed which are the causes of mosquito infestations. To avoid the nuisances associated with an infestation contact a professional mosquito control team to rid the yard of these infuriating pests.