Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 286

Mosquitoes have a life cycle that includes four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The first three stages happen in water, with eggs typically laid in stagnant water. Larvae hatch from the eggs, grow, and molt before turning into pupae. The adult mosquito emerges from the pupa at the water surface. Mosquitoes can live for about a week to a month as adults, and some species survive winter as adults in diapause.