A female can produce as many as 250 eggs from one bloodmeal. After the eggs are laid they may hatch in a couple of days or it may be months before they hatch. The next stage is the pupa or tumbler. This stage lasts only 2 days. During this time the mosquito transforms from the aquatic larva into the flying adult.
Female mosquitoes can transmit diseases when they bite.
In Florida, mosquitoes can transmit eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and dog heartworm. Mosquitoes DO NOT carry AIDS, hepatitis or leukemia.