Dark ricefield mosquito
The dark ricefield mosquito is a small fly with long, thin legs that lives where it is warm in the south of the United States. Like other mosquitoes, the females drink a little blood before they lay their eggs. It is known as a mosquito that is very hard to keep away.
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Fun facts
Another name for it is the glades mosquito.
Many bug sprays do not keep it away well. A strong spray made from lemon eucalyptus works much better.
Mosquito babies, called larvae, live in water and wriggle up to the surface to breathe.
Most asked questions about Dark ricefield mosquito
?Does the dark ricefield mosquito bite?
Yes, the females bite to get blood. The bite itches, but for most people it is not dangerous.
?Where does the dark ricefield mosquito live?
In North America, mostly in the southern United States, for example in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Psorophora columbiae
- Group
- Flies and mosquitoes
- Family
- Culicidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Diptera > Culicidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Glades mosquito
Where the facts come from
- Psorophora columbiae (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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