• Mosquitoes affect humans only in their adult stage

• There are approximately 150 species of mosquitoes in the US and over 3000 worldwide.

• Mosquito lifecycle takes 10 - 14 days to complete

• Male mosquitoes die after 6 or 7 days

• Female mosquitoes lay an average of 200 eggs per brood and will have 8 - 10 broods during her lifetime

• Male mosquitoes do not bite animals or humans, they feed on plant juices

• Exhaled carbon dioxide, from 100 - 150 feet away is what attracts a female mosquito to her prey

• Female mosquitoes are capable of biting more than once

• The Spanish word mosquito means "little fly"

• Mosquitoes can fly 10 miles or more from where they hatch at an estimated speed of one to one and a half miles per hour

• Mosquitoes flap their wings 500 - 600 times per minute

Source: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

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