We therefore have many different mosquito species adding to our summertime fun. The first truly organized mosquito control effort in New Orleans began during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1905, with the help of the federal government. As a result of this continuing effort, New Orleans recently celebrated its ninetieth anniversary as a Yellow Fever epidemic free city. The New Orleans Mosquito Control Board was founded in the 1964, primarily to combat the salt-marsh mosquito, Aedes sollicitans. A male can mate dozens of times, but most never get a chance to mate even once.
Insects can smell with their antennae.
The antennae of male insects in many species are very feathery. The females of these species release distinctive scents, called pheromones. The male's fuzzy, extrasensitive antennae enables him to locate a female, even when she is far away. Although mosquito larvae and pupa develop in water, they must breathe air in order to survive. Mosquito larvae have a tube, which varies in length in different species that they project through the water surface for breathing.