3 Ways Mosquitoes Overwinter
Mosquitoes have three ways of overwintering:
1. Overwinter in the form of adults. When the temperature drops and winter is about to enter, most of the mosquitoes will die because of the cold, but there will still be a group of female mosquitoes that will no longer lay eggs after they suck blood for the last time, but will convert the blood into their own energy, and then find A warm place to “hibernate” to survive the cold winter.
2. Overwinter with eggs. Even in winter, the eggs laid in the water will not be frozen to death, they will wait quietly until they rise to the right temperature before hatching.
3. Overwinter in the form of larvae. In places that are not completely frozen in winter, the larvae living in the water will stop growing in winter, and continue to develop into adults until spring when flowers bloom.
As soon as spring comes, overwintering mosquitoes can’t wait to start their activities. Their first task is to find food and reproduce. Therefore, eradicating the adults of mosquitoes at this time will cut off their chances of reproduction, which is equivalent to indirectly eradicating their potential offspring!
After a winter of “not eating or drinking”, the overwintering mosquitoes were very weak when they just woke up. They fly slowly and react slowly. How can such a good opportunity to kill mosquitoes not be grasped? But where do we go to find them?
Mosquito’s “wintering place”
At home, places with high temperature, high humidity, little air flow, and weak light are the long-term residences of mosquitoes. Such as warehouses, utility rooms, corridors in residential areas, kitchens, bathrooms, wall gaps, basements, etc.
The larvae and eggs are often found in various water storage containers such as gutters and idle flower pots, including outdoor sewers, green belts, and material weeds on construction sites.
There are three main ways to kill mosquito eggs and overwintering mosquitoes
1. Clear the breeding grounds of overwintering mosquitoes.
Clean up the breeding environment of overwintering mosquitoes in time, open more windows for ventilation, regularly clean the corners of the house, the bottom of the bed, and tidy up the cabinets.
2. Partial spray aerosol to kill adult mosquitoes.
Clean up the breeding environment of overwintering mosquitoes in time, open more windows for ventilation, regularly clean the corners of the house, the bottom of the bed, and tidy up the cabinets.
3. Clear the breeding grounds of overwintering mosquitoes.
Remove useless containers such as bottles and jars in the room, and change water frequently for aquatic plants and bonsai to remove insect eggs and larvae.
Post time: Jan-09-2023