Biology of Mosquitoes
in South Dakota

 Mike Catangui, Ph.D. -  Extension Entomologist


Mosquitoes, through the process of metamorphosis, transform into eggs, larvae (wrigglers), pupae (tumblers), and adult male or female mosquitoes.  The adult stage is terrestrial while the immature stages are aquatic.  Mosquitoes cannot multiply without water.

                                               Mosquito Wriggl'n Videos                  

Mosquito Life Cycle

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Mosquitoes and Human Diseases

SD_mosq_dis_1.GIF (5403 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_2.GIF (10510 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_3.GIF (43743 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_4.GIF (41396 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_5.GIF (56398 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_6.GIF (57496 bytes)
SD_mosq_dis_7.GIF (24381 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_8.GIF (9740 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_9.GIF (8920 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_10.GIF (15662 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_11.GIF (15924 bytes)  SD_mosq_dis_12.GIF (10659 bytes)

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References:

Gerhardt, R.  1966.  South Dakota mosquitoes and their control.  South Dakota State University
                                Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 531.  Brookings.

CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.

SD West Nile Virus Home Page

SDSU Mosquito Surveillance


The slides above are from my presentation to the SD Pest Control Operators Certification meeting held in Brookings, SD (carried via VTEL over numerous other sites) on November 1,  2001 organized by Jim Wilson and Steve Spitler.  

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                                                                                             Prepared and posted by Mike Catangui on May 29, 2002.
                                                                                             Copyright © 2003 by South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service.
                                                                                              All rights reserved.  Last Updated on Wednesday July 9, 2003.