Mosquitoes in vernal pools? Yes, but learn their key role and why vernal pools help reduce mosquito populations

1. Mosquito Myth Buster
Let’s s ee w h a t w e
know
a n d w h a tw e
b el i ev e to b e tr u e
a b o u t m o s q u i to es .
A r e w etl a n d s
a t f a u lt f o r
m o s q u i to p r o b l em s ?
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2. 1. Mosquitoes are worthless
v ile c reatures
•M o s t ly f e e d o n n e c t a r
•F o o d so u rce
fo r w ild lif e
•P r o t e in r ic h
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3. Male Mosquito with p ollin ium of
N or ther n b og or c hid
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4. 2 . W etlan d s b reed
ton s of m osquitoes
H ea l th y W etl a n d s
D i v er s e ec o l o g y =
f ew er m o s q u i to es
P r ed a to r s i n c l u d e:
f r o g s , s n a k es , f i s h , c r a y f i s h ,
d r a g o n f l i es , d a m s el f l i es , w a ter
s tr i d er s , w a ter s p i d er s ,
b a c k s w i m m er s , p r ed a c eo u s
d i v i n g b eetl es a n d s a l a m a n d er s
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5. Anatomy
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6. 3 . P urp le Martin s will tak e c are
of the m osquito p rob lem .
Eat few mosquitoes
1 0 min ute op p or tun ity
A d v er tisin g h y p e
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7. 4 . B uild a b at house in y our
y ard an d y our m osquito
p rob lem s are ov er.
0 .7 % o f d i et
O p p o r tu n i s ti c
P r ef er m o th s ,
b eetl es ,
l ea f h o p p er s .
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8. 5 .B ug Z ap p ers will c on trol
m osquitoes in y our y ard
6 . 4 % mosquito
H al f ar e mal e
H ar ml ess n ig h t fl y in g
in sec ts el ec tr oc uted
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9. 6 . Mosquitoes C arry
W est N ile v irus
So m e culex s pp .
10 0 + sp p . In U S
do not
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10. 7 .A erial P estic id e S p ray an d
F og g in g A re E f f ec tiv e Mosquito
C on trol P rog ram s
A d u lt ic id es le a s t e f f e c t iv e
I n d is c r im in a te
G e n e t ic re s is t a n c e
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11. 8 . T he C itrosa P lan t rep els
m osquitoes
C it r o n e lla G e r a n iu m
R e le a ses o n c o n ta c t
S h o rt ra n ge
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12. H ow to c on trol m osquitoes
n ear y our hom e:
Dispose of unwanted tin cans and tires.
C l ean cl og g ed roof g utters and drain fl at
roofs.
F l ush sum p-pum p pits week l y .
S tock ornam ental pool s with fish .
C h ang e water in b irdb ath s, fountains, and
troug h s twice a week .
C l ean and ch l orinate swim m ing pool s; wh en
not reg ul arl y used, th ey sh oul d b e em ptied.
T urn ov er unused wading pool s and oth er
containers th at tend to col l ect rainwater.
C ov er containers tig h tl y with window screen
or pl astic wh en storing rainwater for g arden
use during droug h t periods.
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13. T r av e l Ad v i s or y
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14. M ani tob a M os q u i to M onu me nt
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