This has left these places as refuges for other wild plants and animals to live. So there are a few good things to say about mosquitoes, but it is not a good idea to get a lot of mosquito bites. Protection You can keep from getting bitten by wearing insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away from you. Smell is an important sense for mosquitoes trying to find a person or other animal to feed on. If you know you will be in a place with a lot of mosquitoes, like in camp during the evening, wear a long sleeve shirt and long pants to make it harder for mosquitoes to get to bare skin.
Some female mosquitoes spend the winter in protected places like caves and the basements of houses.
When the air begins to warm in the spring, they lay eggs in small pools of water. Other kinds of mosquitoes lay eggs in the fall which can survive the winter and then hatch. Mosquito eggs usually float until they hatch. The mosquito larvae which hatch from the eggs have a tube at their tail end which works like a snorkel to get air when they hang below the surface of the water. Larvae eat microscopic plants and animals in water.