MOSQUITO BE A MOSQUITO DETECTIVE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY & VECTOR HELP PREVENT MOSQUITOES AND DISEASES THEY CAN CARRY! CONTROL DISTRICT Did you know only the female mosquito bites?!? She bites several times in her lifespan of about 2-3 weeks, and carries diseases like West Nile virus from birds to people. These diseases can make us sick, but you can help prevent them by removing standing water. Pratection Through Preventioe COLOR ALL THE AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE STANDING WATER. DRAW A LINE FROM THE MOSQUITO TO ALL THE AREAS WHERE SHE COULD LAY HER EGGS. USE MOSQUITOFISH GREEN IN PONDS SWIMMING CLEAN RAIN GUTTERS POOLS KIDDIE POOLS AND TOYS CHANGE WATER IN BIRDBATHS WHEELBARROWS, TIRES AND BUCKETS MOSQUITOES NEED WATER TO LIVE MOSQUITOES HAVE FOUR LIFE CYCLE STAGES 1) adult mosquito, requires a blood meal to produce eggs 2) egg rafts, 300 eggs per raft on the water's surface (up to 1/2 inch) actual size: 3) larvae, also known as wrigglers" water surface 4) pupae, hatches into adult mosquitoes actual size:-(1/8 inch) DRAW ARROWS AND LABEL THE LIFE CYCLE STAGES IN THE RIGHT ORDER! actual size: actual size:-(1/8 inch) 1 (1/16 inch) to (3/8 inch) Call 209.982.4675 or visit our website for more information: www.sjmosquito.org MOSQUITO BE A MOSQUITO DETECTIVE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY & VECTOR HELP PREVENT MOSQUITOES AND DISEASES THEY CAN CARRY! CONTROL DISTRICT Did you know only the female mosquito bites?!? She bites several times in her lifespan of about 2-3 weeks, and carries diseases like West Nile virus from birds to people. These diseases can make us sick, but you can help prevent them by removing standing water. Pratection Through Preventioe COLOR ALL THE AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE STANDING WATER. DRAW A LINE FROM THE MOSQUITO TO ALL THE AREAS WHERE SHE COULD LAY HER EGGS. USE MOSQUITOFISH GREEN IN PONDS SWIMMING CLEAN RAIN GUTTERS POOLS KIDDIE POOLS AND TOYS CHANGE WATER IN BIRDBATHS WHEELBARROWS, TIRES AND BUCKETS MOSQUITOES NEED WATER TO LIVE MOSQUITOES HAVE FOUR LIFE CYCLE STAGES 1) adult mosquito, requires a blood meal to produce eggs 2) egg rafts, 300 eggs per raft on the water's surface (up to 1/2 inch) actual size: 3) larvae, also known as wrigglers" water surface 4) pupae, hatches into adult mosquitoes actual size:-(1/8 inch) DRAW ARROWS AND LABEL THE LIFE CYCLE STAGES IN THE RIGHT ORDER! actual size: actual size:-(1/8 inch) 1 (1/16 inch) to (3/8 inch) Call 209.982.4675 or visit our website for more information: www.sjmosquito.org