Do you know the difference between the mosquito and the dengue mosquito?

The dengue mosquito and the mosquito are insects of different species, which behave and have unique characteristics. Find out how to distinguish them!

Do you know how to differentiate a common mosquito from mosquito from dengue? Aedes aegypti, the vector of this disease, and many others, is a well-known animal, as the condition affects Brazilians alarming amounts for decades🇧🇷 The symptoms and also the way to combat the proliferation of such insects are popular knowledge, but their confusion with mosquitoes seems to be quite persistent.

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Differentiating one creature from another is actually quite simple: you just need to know the basic characteristics of each one. Their identification can be done both in flight and when they are resting on surfaces. They are even of different species, with the mosquito having the scientific name Culex quinquefasciatuswell separated from aedes aegypti🇧🇷

mosquito biology

Looking at the body, the dengue mosquito it is larger, with 5 to 7 centimeters in length, while the mosquito ranges from 3 to 4 millimeters. The latter also has uniform colors, being all brown, while the other insect has a black body with white stripes. Going to airportor A. aegypti it’s fast and quiet, very different from C. quinquefasciatusslow and noisy, buzzing through the air.

Even the preferred times for the attack differ: the dengue mosquito likes to attack from 9:00 to 13:00, while the mosquito has more nocturnal habits, appearing from 18:00 onwards. Speaking of attacks, the latter leaves itchy marks at the site of the bite, which raises a reddish bump. Now the vector of dengue leaves no marks or itchiness. In addition to the disease, it can also transmit fever. chikungunyayellow fever e Zik virus through your attack.

Both species spawn in standing water, but the A. aegypti prefers clean water and deposits future chicks in different places, individually. The black-winged stilt differs in laying all its eggs together in the form of a raft, usually in dirty or polluted waters. Taking care of water buildup in containers, therefore, helps combat both types of mosquito🇧🇷

Source: Brazil Agency

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