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It is better to know your enemy...
...here are a few facts about mosquitoes.
There are over 3,000 species of mosquitoes, but only the ladies attack us. Females need the protein of human blood to reproduce (males are vegan). They lay an average of 100 eggs at a time and the young mosquito becomes an adult within a week. Males do not enjoy adulthood for long, as their maximum lifespan is 10 days. Females, on the other hand, have a much longer lifetime - 6 to 8 weeks and up to six months in hibernation! The only role of the males is to take part in a mating ritual, just like the one in the "Dirty Dancing" film, when the mosquitoes pair up with individuals with the most similar ... rhythm and speed of wing beat. And these can beat up to 600 times a second! Hence the most annoying vibrating sound...
Some females "eat" twice as much as they weigh in one sitting.
It's like a 60kg person eating a 120kg meal for dinner. Their favourite menu are considered to be pregnant women and (according to a 2011 French study) beer drinkers. Easiest to spot are people dressed in black or red.
If you are one of those people that mosquitoes are particularly fond of, you should know that your tormentor can smell you from 50 metres away and will be planning a meal from afar. They are attracted to the carbon dioxide exhaled by humans, but if you eat chocolate or a salad with mint beforehand, the vampire will be confused. To prevent, such frequent, bites on your feet and ankles - wash your feet. Mosquitoes love the smell of stale feet, which for them is an invitation to feast.
Mosquito activity increases during a full moon.
By about 500%. So if you're planning a barbecue with friends on a bright moonlit night, make sure you have repellent and a small bowl of... burning coffee on the table. This incense will ward off hordes of vampire bloodsuckers. If one does get you, the bite is very itchy and you don't have the right salve - baking soda, aloe vera, camomile, arnica gel, honey or oatmeal may help.
