50
Species
Bring your DEET! Consider yourself
warned.
According to the University of Wisconsin Extension:
There are more than 50 mosquito species living in Wisconsin. And
all females of the species require a blood meal to breed. The most
notorious mosquitoes come from the genus Aedes-the floodwater
mosquitoes. If a pond or riverbank dries up, their eggs can remain
dormant for months or years until they again come into contact with
water. It takes about two weeks after water is available for the
adults to appear, and up to 100 mosquitoes can emerge per square
foot of water surface per day in good breeding habitat. More than
60 percent of these adults will migrate approximately 10 to 20
miles from their breeding site in search of a blood meal. Female
mosquitoes will live for three to six weeks and can take multiple
blood meals during this time.
Mosquitoes are most active under low light conditions, yet some
are "day biters." Winds above 10 miles per hour force mosquitoes to
land and rest; when the winds die down, mosquitoes again become
active. Avoid brushy, shaded sites, which have the low light and
poor air movement that attracts mosquitoes. Temperatures below 50
degrees F prevent mosquitoes from flying, but it usually takes
three or four killing frosts to end the mosquito season.
Mosquitoes use carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and heat to find
their hosts. When you are more active, you give off more of these
attractants. Individuals differ in both their attractiveness to
mosquitoes and the way they react to a bite. Dark colors and some
fragrances also attract certain mosquitoes.
There is an unactivated geocoin as FTF prize.
Bring your
DEET!