The mosquito’s scientific name is Culicidae. The mosquito is a member of the fly family of insects. Some mosquitoes are dangerous because they can spread diseases. The male mosquito is harmless. But the female mosquito feeds on the blood of animals or human beings.
Her mouthparts have a piercing tube that sinks down through the skin into a blood vessel, enabling her to suck up blood. Sometimes she feeds on a diseased animal. When she next attacks an animal or a human being, she may pass on the disease. In tropical areas, certain kinds of mosquitoes spread malaria and yellow fever in this way.
Mosquito Scientific Name – Culicidae
Mosquitoes hatch from eggs laid on the surface of still water. The larvae hang just below the surface, breathing through two tiny air tubes at the end of their bodies. After one to five weeks, the larvae change into large comma-shaped pupae. About three days later, the pupae change into adult mosquitoes.
As we already mentioned, the scientific name of mosquito is Culicidae and there are approximately 3,500 species of these insects.
Mosquitoes can be controlled by spraying oil on the water in which they breed to prevent the larvae from breathing; by putting special fish into the water to eat the larvae; or by spraying the adults with insecticides.
