Assassin Insect

Assassin Insect

Assassin Insect

Introduction

Thinking about which is the most deadly insect animal, one thinks of a venomous snake or a dangerous shark, but nothing is further from reality, the animal that causes more deaths each year is a mosquito, these insects are carriers of deadly viruses to humans and transmit with a single bite. Also, they are increasingly becoming more resistant to fumigations so it becomes increasingly difficult to stop the swarms that transmit diseases. Mosquito is a generic term which refers to several families of insects of the order of Diptera and in particular the suborder of nematoceran, strictly refers only to the members of the family mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have four phases of growth in his life: egg stage, larva stage, pupa stage and adult stage. They need water to complete their life cycles (Tearne, 2010). This paper discusses the life cycle, special adaptations, body characteristics, unique behaviors, diet, natural predators, and the environment of mosquito in a holistic context. Furthermore, the paper discusses the type of mosquitoes that are assassinators i.e. through causing dengue fever.

Discussion

The word mosquito is used today in nearly every country in the world. Its use is so widespread that even the magazines that specialize in various aspects of these organisms have names like Mosquito News and Mosquito Systematics, speaking of the "International Symposium on Ecology of Mosquitoes". The universality of the name, probably from Castilian or Portuguese immediate origin, is due to the adoption but to do English and American authors at the beginning of our century.

Lifecycle of mosquitoes:

The mosquito undergoes 4 distinct and separate stages during their life cycle: egg phase, larva phase, pupa phase and adult phase. All of these phases can be predicted without difficulty through their unique look.

Diagram 1: Life cycle of mosquitoes

Egg Stage:

The eggs are deposited one by one, as ...