Search WWW Knowing more about any problem helps in solving it. This is especially true regarding mosquitoes. Surveillance activities by City and university people over the years have shown that there is not one type of mosquito in the Norman area, but many species. Each species has different breeding habits. One type may breed after heavy rains, while another becomes more abundant during droughts.
All species require water for their eggs to hatch.
The water may result from rain filling a debris-clogged ditch, from a swampy area near a creek, or from an artificial container like a birdbath or an old tire. The first few days of a mosquito's life must be spent in the water, whether it is in a rusty tin can or a hole in the ground. The adult mosquitoes emerge after this larval stage. Mosquitoes like to live in moist shady places, such as tall grass or dense shrubbery, where they are protected from sun and wind and can suck plant nectars for food. The female mosquito needs protein from blood in order for her eggs to develop.