• Adult has black and white markings
• Larval rest 45 degree from the surface of the water
• Habitat – container breeder especially man-made containers with clean water
• Biting rhythm – biting peaks at change of light intensity (after sunrise and before sunset)
• Prefer darker colours like black and red
• Can fly short distance (50 – 100m)

HABITAT

Mosquitoes breed in soft, moist soil or stagnant water sources such as storm drains, old tires, children's wading pools and birdbaths.

IMPACT

Mosquitoes spread diseases such as West Nile Virus, malaria and dengue fever.

PREVENTION

• Replace all stagnant water at least once a week. • Remove trash from around any standing water.
• When sleeping outdoors or in areas where mosquito populations are heavy, surround your bed with "mosquito" netting.
• Screen windows, doors and other openings with fine mesh.
• Avoid going outdoors at night.

• Adult – pale and dark marks on its wings and resting 45 degree angle to the surface.
• Larval rest parallel to surface of the water
• Egg is about 1mm long and has floats on its sides.

Lifecycle

• Egg to adult stage takes 6 – 10 days
• Complete metamorphosis – egg, larval, pupa and adult Habits
• Habitat – prefer clean and unpolluted water.
• Biting rhythm – bite at night and rest indoor and outdoor (depends on species)
• Prefer darker colours
• Female with one blood meal can lay 50 – 150 eggs.
• Main vector for Malaria.

HABITAT

Mosquitoes breed in soft, moist soil or stagnant water sources such as storm drains, old tires, children's wading pools and birdbaths.

IMPACT

Mosquitoes spread diseases such as West Nile Virus, malaria and dengue fever.

PREVENTION

• Replace all stagnant water at least once a week.
• Remove trash from around any standing water.
• When sleeping outdoors or in areas where mosquito populations are heavy, surround your bed with "mosquito" netting.
• Screen windows, doors and other openings with fine mesh.
• Avoid going outdoors at night.

• Adult – thorax, legs and veins on the wings are always covered with brown scales. Dull in colour. The tip of the abdomen is always blunt.
• Larval rest 45 degree from the surface of the water
• Egg is brown, long and cylindrical, vertical on water surface, cemented in a raft of 300 eggs. Raft usually 3 – 4mm long and 2 – 3mm wide.

Lifecycle

• Egg to adult stage takes 6 – 10 days
• Complete metamorphosis – egg, larval, pupa and adult Habits
• Habitat – mainly breed in paddy field, polluted stagnant water and drains.
• Biting rhythm – bite at night and usually rest indoor before and after the blood meal. Sometimes they may rest outdoor.
• Prefer darker colours
• Long distance fliers
• Main vector for Japanese B – Encephalitis

HABITAT

Mosquitoes breed in soft, moist soil or stagnant water sources such as storm drains, old tires, children's wading pools and birdbaths.

IMPACT

Mosquitoes spread diseases such as West Nile Virus, malaria and dengue fever.

PREVENTION

• Replace all stagnant water at least once a week.
• Remove trash from around any standing water.
• When sleeping outdoors or in areas where mosquito populations are heavy, surround your bed with "mosquito" netting.
• Screen windows, doors and other openings with fine mesh.
• Avoid going outdoors at night.