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Table of Contents

Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

The Basics

What Are Mosquitoes?

Mosquito Anatomy

Total Number of Mosquito Species Worldwide

Number of Species in the Continental United States

The Mosquitoes to Worry About: The “Flying Syringes”

What’s in a Name?

Even Mosquito Researchers Get Annoyed at Mosquitoes

Four Phases of Life

Where Do Mosquitoes Lay Eggs? Pretty Much Everywhere

Floodwater Mosquitoes

Freshwater and Stagnant Water Mosquitoes

Eggs: Laid Alone or Together?

Waiting It Out: Dormancy

The Eggs Hatch and Larvae Emerge

Let’s Go Snorkeling!

Pupation: Real-Life Transformers

Surprise, Adult Mosquitoes Are Vegetarians!

Mosquito Mating: Music (and Dancing) in the Swarm

Hibernation/Overwintering

Honing In

Heat, Humidity, Movement and Dark Clothing

On the Clock

It’s Not Paranoia If Bloodsucking Insects Are Really After You

A Mix of Microbes

The Problem of Beer

Mosquito Immunity and Natural Repellents

“Stress” May Be Best

The Perfect Swarm

Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu!

Target Acquired: Pregnant Women

The Bite: What Happens When a Mosquito Finds You

How They Bite

Mosquitoes Have a Big Pouty Lip. Really!

The Bite Itself is Actually Painless

Mosquitoes, Star Trek and Microneedles

Pumping Blood

Eating Overload

Population Density: How Many Mosquitoes Are There on an Average Night?

The Worst Party Ever: An (Involuntary) Blood Drive

Exsanguination: The Worst-Case Scenario

Pity the Caribou

Watch Out for Grandma Skeeter!

Once Bitten

Why Some Years Are Worse Than Others

The Genetics of Vulnerability to Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes as Disease Vectors: Flying Syringes

Malaria: A Deadly Package Delivered by a Mosquito

Attack of the Clones

A Terrible Toll

Humanity and Malaria: Familiar Foes

Evolution in Action: The Malaria Hypothesis

Quinine and Sweet Wormwood Save the Day

Efforts to Eradicate Malaria

Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever

West Nile Virus: New Kid on the Block

Mosquitoes and Encephalitis

Heartworm

Avoiding Mosquitoes Made Easy

Get Rid of That Standing Water!

Location, Location, Location—and Time

What’s a Mosquito’s Favorite Color?

DEET: The Gold Standard

General Tips for Using DEET

Pyrethrum, Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids: Chrysanthemums to the Rescue

Permethrin is for Use on Clothing, Not Skin

General Tips for Using Permethrin on Clothing

Using Other Types of Permethrin Insecticides

Picaridin: Another Product Inspired by a Natural Repellent

General Tips for Using Picaridin

Eucalyptus Isn’t Just for Koalas: Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, a Natural Mosquito Repellent

General Tips for Using PMD and Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus

IR3535: A Clunky Name, but a Popular Choice Across the Pond

General Tips for Using IR3535

What Doesn’t Work: Superstitions, Mosquito Traps and Other Bogus “Cures”

Mosquito Control on the Home Front: Mosquito Dunks and Citronella

A Mosquito Miscellany: The Weird, the True, and the Funny of Mosquito Lore

Mosquitoes in War

Bugs in Battle: Entomological Warfare!

Time for Payback: The World Mosquito Killing Championship

Annoyance, Meet Terror: The Botfly

An Ongoing Science

New Approaches and Treatments

Invasive Species and Mosquitoes in a Warming World

Getting Involved

Identifying Aedes, Anopheles and Culex Mosquitoes

How to Identify Potential Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

Identifying Eggs

Identifying Larvae

Identifying Adults

Table of Repellents/Insecticides

Recommended Resources/Reading

Bibliography

About the Author