FACTS:

Louisiana has experienced the largest outbreak of West Nile Virus in U.S. history.

Although some mosquitoes are capable of flying up to 15 miles, over 90% of the mosquitoes that you will find around your property were produced within a ¼ mile radius of your home.  All mosquitoes need water in which to pass their early life stages.  Adult flying mosquitoes frequently rest in grass, shrubbery, or other foliage, but they never develop there.

Only female mosquitoes take a blood meal (she uses the proteins from the blood to make her eggs viable.)   Male mosquitoes feed exclusively on plant juices.  Some mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water where they hatch in a day or two.  Other mosquitoes lay their eggs in old tires, tin cans, or other water-holding containers in which they may remain unhatched for weeks or months until they are covered with water.  With both types of mosquitoes, the pupae or larvae grow quickly and turn into tumblers or pupae.  Soon the skin of the larvae splits open and out climbs another hungry mosquito.  The entire aquatic development of the mosquito takes only 7 days or less.  Therefore, numerous batches of mosquitoes can be produced each season.