According to Gil this is the best and most economical method of controlling the pesky creatures. The females are the main problem, according to Gil. Every three to five days, a female pricks the flesh of a victim, drinks about five millionths of a liter of blood, and lays her eggs. Sometimes, mosquitos drink until they burst. The swelling and itch of a typical mosquito bite comes from the insect's saliva.
Mosquitos also love human perspiration, breath and body heat.
They can smell human beings 65 to 115 feet away and fly 1.5 miles per hour. According to Gil the process of spraying for the annoying creatures is expensive and time-consuming. When you're trying to spray the whole city, it really adds up, according to Gil. The city usually uses the products Malathion and Dursban. The chemicals utilized by the city to spray for mosquitos also have to be EPA approved.