Culicidae; mosquito

Introduction

Only females are blood feeders.

* Imagr

Management

• avoid mosquito bites
  • wear protective clothing
  • use insect repellant (DEET)
  • stay in screened areas from dusk til dawn
  • sleep with bed netting, preferably permethrin-treated

Mosquito repellant:

• N,N-dimethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) is best on market
• 2% soybean oil affords some protection
• eukalyptus-based repellants may afford some protection

Comparison of different repellants.

Mean protection until time of 1st bite

repellant	minutes until 1st bite (mean of 15) 20% DEET	234 2% soybean oil	95 eukalyptus	120

More general terms

• diptera (flies, mosquitoes, midges)

More specific terms

• Aedes
• Anopheles
• Coquillettidia
• Culex
• Culiseta
• genetically-modified mosquito (GM mosquito)
• Haemogogus
• Mansonia
• Psorophora
• Sabethes