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 about 2 days. During this time the mosquito transforms from the aquatic larva into the flying adult. The pupa does not feed.
Female mosquitoes can transmit diseases when they bite.
In Florida, mosquitoes can transmit eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis and dog heartworm. In the past, mosquitoes were responsible for epidemics of malaria, yellow fever and dengue fever in Florida. These diseases have been eliminated from the state thanks, in part, to organized mosquito control programs. Mosquitoes DO NOT carry AIDS, hepatitis or leukemia. Parents . . .