Mosquito,Literal Meaning Little
Fly, Is One Of The Oldest Specie Of Gnat,Exiting Since 150 Million Years Ago.At
Present,There Are 100trillion Mosquitoes With At Least 3500 Species In The
World.Mosquito Born Diseases Infect 700 Million People Annually With Fatality To
The Tune Of 3 Millions.Of All The Harmful Creatures Of Earth,The Mosquitoes
Poses Greatest Threat To Mankind.In Order To Wipe Off Or Lessen Their Population
,One Must Differentiate Between Friendly And Foe Genera Of Mosquitoes.This
Categorization Will Help To Eradicate Comparatively Fewer Numbers Of Pernicious
Mosquitoes Successfully.
Of All The 3500 Species,The Three Most Significant Genera Are The
Culex,Anopheles And Aedes,Responsible For Transmitting Different Dreadly
Dangerous Diseases To Homo Sapiens.Slight Attention Is Required To Distinguish
The Three.
Culex ,Literal Meaning Gnat, Is A Genera Of Mosquito Comprising Of 88 Species
And Serve As Vector For Diseases West Nile Virus,Filariasis,Japanese
Encephalitis,St Louise Encephalitis And Avian Malaria.Culex Mosquitoes Are In
Abundance.They Are Mostly Brown Or Grey With Stout Body,Unspotted Wings And Body
Sitting Posture Is Parallel To The Surface.Culex Is Considered To Be Least
Dangerous Of The Three Types Of Mosquitoes Due To The Fact That Humans Are Not
Their Preferred Blood Meal.Instead, Most Species Of Culex Bite Bird Rather Than
Human.
Anopheles,Literal Meaning,Useless, Comprises Of 460 Species And Serve As Vector
For Diseases Malaria,Cannine Heartworm,Dirofilaria Immitis,The Filariasis
Causing Wuchereria Bancrofti,Burgi Malayi And O'nyong'nyoung Fever.Anopheles
Mosquito Can Be Distinguished By The Palps Which Are As Long As The Proboscis
And By The Presence Of Discrete Black And White Scales On The Wings.Anopheles
Can Easily Be Identified By The Typical Resting Position,Abdomen Sticking Up In
The Air ,Making An Angle Of 45 Degree With Surface On Which They Are
Sitting.Males Form Large Swarms Usually Around Dusk And Female Fly Into The
Swarms To Mate.
Aedes,Literal Meaning Unpleasant, Consists Of700 Species And Serve As Vector For
Many Diseases Dengue,Yellow Fever,Chikungunya,Lymphatic Filariasis An Illness
That Can Trigger Elephantiasis In Certain Cases.Mosquitoes Of Typical Small And
Have Black And White Stripe Marking On Their Body And Legs.Aedes Has A White
"Lyre" On Her Thorax With Two Yellow "Chords" In The Center.Aedes Rests With
Abdomen Parallel To The Surface Making Slight Hump.Aedes Form Concourse Never
Exceeding 6 In Number.It Means If You See A Swarm,Be Sure,These Mosquitoes Are
Not Aedes.On Identification Of Obnoxious Mosquitoes ,It Is Easier To Obliterate
Them.
As We All Know That Only Female Mosquito Bite Humans For Protien And
Iron,Required For Egg Development,Male Mosquito Only Feed On Plant Sap,Dew And
Nectar.To Further Reduce The Number Of Menacing Mosquitoes,It Is Imperative To
Distinguish Between Male And Female Mosquitoes By Noting Below Mentioned
Tips.First, If Two Mosquitoes Have Same Colour,Resting Posture And Design,The
Slightly Larger One Is Female.Second,Female Mosquito Has Longer
Proboscis(Piercing Organ) Than Male;Third,Male Mosquito Has More Bushy
Antenna;Fourth,Male Has Palps As Long As Proboscis Or Even Longer And Curved
Upward,Appearing In Shape Of Greek Letter Psi With Exception Of Female Anopheles
Which Has Palps Equal To Its Proboscis; Fifth,Male Mosquito's Buzz Or Flight
Tone Is About 400 Hz.So,Low Pitched Whinny Buzz Indicates Female Mosquito.
By Applying Visual And Auditory Senses,It Is Possible To Distinguish Between
Dangerous Anopheles And Aedes From Almost Benign Culex But Also Between
Genders.This "Selective Perspective" Approach Will Lessen The Number Of Targeted
Enemies,Enabling Us To Cope Effectively With This Tiny Fierce Creature.On The
Recent Onslaught Of Dengue,We Are Left With Hobson's Choice ;"Kill Mosquito To
Kill Dengue".Keep In Mind!" If You Allowed Mosquito To Breed; You Will Bleed".A
Nod Is Enough For The Wise!