Fun Fact Friday – Mosquitoes

• Bats eat mosquitoes.
• Dark clothing attracts mosquitoes.
• West Nile virus came to the U.S. in 1999.
• Bacteria can be used to kill mosquito larvae.
• The two main mosquito predators are fish and dragonflies.
• A full moon increased mosquito activity 500% in one study.
• DEET is considered the ‘gold standard’ of mosquito repellents.
• Mosquito mates synchronize their wing beats to perform a lover’s duet.
• Only female mosquitoes bite humans and animals; males feed on flower nectar.
• Salt marsh mosquitoes may travel up to 100 miles from their larval breeding habitat.
• Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on Earth. That’s right, more deaths are associated with mosquitoes than any other animal on the planet.