What benefit does a mosquito have in nature?
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mosquitoes are a large part of many food chains: If they were taken away from the environment, many animals who the mosquito is a primary source of food for--like bats, frogs and dragonflies--would die out, causing other animals who eat those others--owls, herons, and again frogs-- to suffer to. Some of the food chains are connected to us humans as well, so we might even be affected by these effects. without mosquitoes, or any part of the food chain was take away, the entire ecosystem willl collapse.
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if mosquitos believed in God, then the question would be :\n\n"why did God invent pesticides !".\n\nthe purpose of anyone's God is is to serve their own needs.  \n\nyour question is not one for religion ( whose purpose is more for judgement ) but one of science ( which seeks to explain ).\n\nif you believe in God, then mosquitos also have a right to existence because they must believe in their God too !\n\nif you dont believe in God, then mosquitos "evolved" to fulfill their own little place ( niche ) in the environment. ( and they are quite successful ! ).
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They eat mosquitoes a lot of times.
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the best "repellant" is a fan or gentle breeze as mosquitoes do not like moving air.small electrical mats, mosquito repellent vapour, and mosquito coil.
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No, mosquitoes cannot transmit AIDS. This is because in order for it to transfer, it would have to stay alive inside the mosquito, but it's block by it's salivary glands, so it's like, killed. This is the way for them to survive. Any mosquito that sucks an HIV positive blood, would completely kill the virus so it doesn't harm themselves. Learned this today in Science! I'm so proud I learned something!
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You can prevent them by wearing mosquito repellant or by not wearing any sweet scented fragrances and stay away from standing water because that is where mosquitos live. As far as getting rid if them I don't know, but you can prevent them from getting bigger and infected by not scratching them (which is hard to do).
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Mosquitoes do not actually “bite” humans; they “feed” on them. Female mosquitoes require protein to produce their eggs and obtain this protein from the blood of humans and other animals.  Only the females feed.  I think they're also attracted to scents that some humans emit.  I also heard once that they don't bother people who are tanned near as much as a non tanned person.  I'm not sure how true that is if at all.
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About the Culex Mosquito:  Culex pipiens, or northern house mosquito is the most common species of mosquito found in urban areas. It appears to be primarily responsible for transmission of WNV to humans and birds, as well as to other mammals.  Culex mosquitoes are painful and persistent biters which prefer to attack at dusk and after dark, and readily enter dwellings for blood meals. Domestic and wild birds are preferred over man, cows, and horses.  Culex are generally weak fliers and do not move far from home, although they have been known to fly up to two miles. Culex usually live only a few weeks during the warm summer months. Those females which emerge in late summer search for sheltered areas where they "hibernate" until spring. Warm weather brings them out in search of water on which to lay their eggs.
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The active ingredients in repellents make the person unattractive for feeding. Repellents do not kill mosquitoes. Repellents are effective only at short distances from the treated surface, so you may still see mosquitoes flying nearby.
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I don't think mosquitoes are discrimate.  Blood is blood.  God knows I'm not black and I get attacked every summer.
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There are other diseases that mosquitos transmit, but TB, AIDS, and Herpes are not among them.  \n\nWhen the mosquito "bites" she injects a certain saliva under the skin to prevent clotting the blood.  If the blood clotted, it would clog her feeding tube.  After taking her blood meal, her feeding tube is wiped clean of blood and she rests for a few hours to digest it, thereby allowing germs on the tube to die.  \n\nMalaria, dengue fever, and west nile are carried because they actually develop inside the mosquito.  The parasite Plasmodium (for malaria) has a host inside the human, and another host inside the mosquito.  (I can send you the whole biology chapter if you want it.)  The parasite develops inside the mosquito and is then sent to the salivary glands, where it is passed on to the next human in that saliva -- about 8 hours after biting the first malaria-infected human.  \n\nAt this time, AIDS has not developed into a disease that can use mosquitos as hosts.  It can be sexually transmitted, because there are virus cells in the reproductive fluids and there are always small abrasions made during a sexual act which allows these virus cells to pass into the blood stream.  It can be transmitted by blood transfusion, or by using an injection needle more than one as is common among stoned drug users.  \n\nHowever, AIDS does not (yet) have the ability in its life cycle to develop inside a mosquito and migrate to the salivary glands so as to infect the next person.  It is unlikely that it will, because it is a virus and not a living parasite; also it is a mammalian disease and would have no effect on insect cells.  If AIDS were passed by mosquitos, using the number of malaria infections every year and the impossiblity of buy medication for either disease, everyone in Africa would have been dead for almost a century as the disease passed.  \n\nI hope that this answers some of your questions, and the implied worry, about the possible diseases passed by the mosquitos.  If you want more information just contact me!
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Some people are more allergic to mosquitos than others and wil develop large bumps from the bites that tend to go away after a couple days. Nothing much to worry about if that is the case.
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Why do mosquitoes seem to bite some people, but not others? This phenomenon is not completely understood. Mosquitoes are attracted by the carbon dioxide that we - and other animals - exhale. They may also be attracted by various odors - perfume, perspiration, lactic acid, detergents - that combine in unique ways to make one victim more attractive than another as a meal. Because dark colors absorb heat and lighter colors tend to reflect heat, mosquitoes also tend to be more attracted to victims dressed in darker clothes. Also, some people react more violently to the bites than others and only appear to be bitten more often.
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In short, there has never been a documented case of a mosquito trans-\nmitting the AIDS virus.  The virus cannot live inside a mosquito's \ngut, and even if it did, the mosquito does not ingest enough virus \nparticles when it feeds to pose any substantial threat of transmission.
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Because you smell the tastiest.\n\nEver wonder why the mosquitoes bite you and not the guy next to you? They are attracted to certain chemicals in the carbon dioxide being released from your body and the guy next to you doesn't have as much of these chemicals in his carbon dioxide as you do. However, there are thousands of chemicals already identified in human carbon dioxide release! What are these certain chemicals that attract mosquitoes? Have they been identified? Yes! but the scientists who discovered them aren't telling us exactly what they are! That’s right they are keeping these facts a secret! All they will say is that three key chemical signatures found in the release of human carbon dioxide will attract mosquitoes at a rate of 100%.
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I dunno if eating garlic will keep mosquitoes away, but it can certainly keep people away!  Actually, there is an effective and inexpensive product out there that works great.  It's called "Deep Woods Off with Sunblock".  It is available in a cream that comes in a tube like toothpaste.  Better to carry that than the stuff that comes in a spray can while travelling by air: airlines DO NOT LIKE passengers attempting to carry pressurized cans of ANYTHING onto the aircraft, even canned air.  And with today's hypersensitivity towards possible acts of sabotage or terrorism, you DO NOT wanna argue with the guys and gals who tell ya you can't take your spray can on the airplane.\nHope your pal enjoys the say in Spain; it can be an enchanting place.
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Mosquitos prefer people with a higher iron content in thier blood. \n\npeople with low blood iron are less likly to be bitten. \n\neating bannanas for instance, before you go outside, raises your potassium and iron count, and will make you more attractive to mosquitos.