Fayette, Alabama Mosquito Control - Mosquito Control Tips

Scaled wings are just one feature of the insect called mosquitoes, which also have slender bodies and long legs. Mosquitoes can also feed on plant nectar, even though they already seek the blood of mammals.

• Most mosquitoes gain their essential nutrients from plant nectar, not mammal blood.
• Female mosquitoes need a blood meal in order to lay eggs.
• Adult mosquitoes only live for as long as 4 to 8 weeks.
• It is estimated that there are 3,500 species of mosquitoes across the planet.
• With the exception of dragonflies, mosquitoes have few natural predators.

Diseases can be spread among humans from mosquitoes which bite and inject their saliva. One can protect themselves against mosquitoes by hanging nets and placing screens on windows and doors. Need to get rid of mosquitoes in your home? Call a pest exterminator!