the mosquito question!

silver_spoon · Jul 4th, 2007, 01:10

I dont understand when the anopheles moskitos become most aggressive
before monsoon, during the monsoon or after the monsoon!

S.s.

silver_spoon · Jul 4th, 2007, 01:29

is there anybody there to answer the question? or is it a problem that one doesnt speak english?I mean im trying the best, and this is not a site english language fans but Indiamike so it doesnot need to mater !or??

p.s i think i hurted someone here?

PeakXV · Jul 4th, 2007, 01:43

The best answer is that they are most aggressive at dawn and dusk. Although, they can and will bite at any time during the day.

The time of season is not an accurate predictor of their feeding habits. Quick spikes in heat, moisture and/or humidity especially with abundant stagnant water sources can induce them to attack in abundance.

Nick-H · Jul 4th, 2007, 06:36

Suggest you wait a little longer than 19 minutes before complaining.

You remind us of someone we used to know. I'd like to point out that it against the site rules for previously banned members to rejoin under a new id. If that means nothing to you, then, our mistake: forget it.

The mosquitoes bite all year. The more water there is around then the more mosquitoes, as that is where they lay their eggs and live their early lives. But there are always mosquitoes.

silver_spoon · Jul 5th, 2007, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

The mosquitoes bite all year. The more water there is around then the more mosquitoes, as that is where they lay their eggs and live their early lives. But there are always mosquitoes.

I find the contradictory in this sentence,
the mosquitos bite all year and than on the other side they are attracted with water, what means there r more mosquitos during the monsoon!!what means they dont bite equally during the year!!

Silver_Spoon

Nick-H · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:01

They bite all year.

Equally? I never measured... any number of mosquito bites is too many for me.

Also, just because it is not monsoon does not mean no water around. This country is not entirely a desert.

silver_spoon · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:08

i mean someone really told me that the mosquitos get more agressive in monsoon time? so u mean its not really true??

Nick-H · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:19

This is a weird one... I'm really tempted to say that they are not ever aggressive!

Why? Because their biting is not from aggression, it is from the physical requirement to have blood as food before laying eggs.

Here in Chennai we don't get much rain anyway. But we still have mossies all year.

They are, perhaps (it is my impression, I have not made a 'scientific' study) less active in the very hottest and the coolest months. Our monsoon, if we are lucky, is likely to happen in Oct/Nov-ish, so cooler months.

On the other hand, we have just had unusual June rain here, and there seem suddenly to be many more of them --- but they are no more aggressive as such, just the more there are, the more bites you are likely to get.

I know I'm not being very clear, but I'm doing the best I can with what seems to me to be an erroneous question!

Bottom line: India. Mosquitoes. Bites. --- unless you head for the mountains.

machadinha · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:22

I guess the bottom line is more mosquitoes doesn't mean the individual mosquitoes bite more frequently. I suppose there'll be more around when there's stagnant water around yes. They won't be absent when it's not. (Er, well, that is to say, there'll usually be a puddle or potted plant or whatever nearby.)

See also

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anopheles
http://www.anobase.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/biology/mosquito/index.htm
http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/A...esMosquito.htm
http://www.anopheles.org/ ,

etc. etc., these are just some quick Google finds.

Nick-H · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:29

Even a discarded coconut shell or bike wheel can hold enough water, they say.

Some species like clean water and will breed in house water tanks. Often the covers are not sufficiently well-fitting to stop this.

machadinha · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:36

I read the egg to adult phase takes 5-14 days given the right conditions and depending on what species, so I guess any puddle that lasts as long will do.

PeakXV · Jul 5th, 2007, 01:47

The mosquitos in Northern Canada are extremely aggressive. I think it is because they only have a 3-4 month period inwhich to perpetuate their species(before the deep freeze sets in). This narrow window of time makes them desperate and thus more aggressive for blood.

In contrast, I find the mossies extremely docile(although it's all relative depending on what you are use to) in India ..... but their omnipresence, numbers(at times), & diseases they can/might carry more than make up for that seeming lack of intensity in the mind's eye and thus due precaution is nescessary 24/7.

silver_spoon · Jul 5th, 2007, 02:12

Nick_H i have impression u take me always so "literally" and go around the point, whats very painfull process of answering a simple question!

look u said this:
on the other hand, we have just had unusual June rain here, and there seem suddenly to be many more of them --- but they are no more aggressive as such, just the more there are, the more bites you are likely to get.

what just means that im right, YES monsoon time is more risk period than the rest of the year!!

machadinha · Jul 5th, 2007, 02:16

More doesn't mean more aggressive. You never asked what is the higher-risk period. Now can we stop this?

silver_spoon · Jul 5th, 2007, 02:28

oh my god!!YES I AM ASKING ABOUT THE RISK PERIOD!!!
i am talking about it all the time if the monsson is more risk period!! i laught to death!!

u dont get to the point!??
or must i say that literally!!

Jul 4th, 2007, 01:10	#1
silver_spoon Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 8	the mosquito question! I dont understand when the anopheles moskitos become most aggressive before monsoon, during the monsoon or after the monsoon! S.s.

Jul 4th, 2007, 01:29	#2
silver_spoon Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 8	Ha Ha! is there anybody there to answer the question? or is it a problem that one doesnt speak english?I mean im trying the best, and this is not a site english language fans but Indiamike so it doesnot need to mater !or?? p.s i think i hurted someone here? Last edited by silver_spoon : Jul 4th, 2007 at 02:32.

Jul 4th, 2007, 01:43	#3
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,333	The best answer is that they are most aggressive at dawn and dusk. Although, they can and will bite at any time during the day. The time of season is not an accurate predictor of their feeding habits. Quick spikes in heat, moisture and/or humidity especially with abundant stagnant water sources can induce them to attack in abundance. __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Jul 4th, 2007, 06:36	#4
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Suggest you wait a little longer than 19 minutes before complaining. You remind us of someone we used to know. I'd like to point out that it against the site rules for previously banned members to rejoin under a new id. If that means nothing to you, then, our mistake: forget it. The mosquitoes bite all year. The more water there is around then the more mosquitoes, as that is where they lay their eggs and live their early lives. But there are always mosquitoes. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:22	#9
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,917	I guess the bottom line is more mosquitoes doesn't mean the individual mosquitoes bite more frequently. I suppose there'll be more around when there's stagnant water around yes. They won't be absent when it's not. (Er, well, that is to say, there'll usually be a puddle or potted plant or whatever nearby.) See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anopheles http://www.anobase.org/ http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/biology/mosquito/index.htm http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/A...esMosquito.htm http://www.anopheles.org/ , etc. etc., these are just some quick Google finds. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:01	#6
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	They bite all year. Equally? I never measured... any number of mosquito bites is too many for me. Also, just because it is not monsoon does not mean no water around. This country is not entirely a desert.

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:08	#7
silver_spoon Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 8	i mean someone really told me that the mosquitos get more agressive in monsoon time? so u mean its not really true??

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:19	#8
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	This is a weird one... I'm really tempted to say that they are not ever aggressive! Why? Because their biting is not from aggression, it is from the physical requirement to have blood as food before laying eggs. Here in Chennai we don't get much rain anyway. But we still have mossies all year. They are, perhaps (it is my impression, I have not made a 'scientific' study) less active in the very hottest and the coolest months. Our monsoon, if we are lucky, is likely to happen in Oct/Nov-ish, so cooler months. On the other hand, we have just had unusual June rain here, and there seem suddenly to be many more of them --- but they are no more aggressive as such, just the more there are, the more bites you are likely to get. I know I'm not being very clear, but I'm doing the best I can with what seems to me to be an erroneous question! Bottom line: India. Mosquitoes. Bites. --- unless you head for the mountains.

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:29	#10
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	Even a discarded coconut shell or bike wheel can hold enough water, they say. Some species like clean water and will breed in house water tanks. Often the covers are not sufficiently well-fitting to stop this.

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:36	#11
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,917	I read the egg to adult phase takes 5-14 days given the right conditions and depending on what species, so I guess any puddle that lasts as long will do.

Jul 5th, 2007, 01:47	#12
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,333	The mosquitos in Northern Canada are extremely aggressive. I think it is because they only have a 3-4 month period inwhich to perpetuate their species(before the deep freeze sets in). This narrow window of time makes them desperate and thus more aggressive for blood. In contrast, I find the mossies extremely docile(although it's all relative depending on what you are use to) in India ..... but their omnipresence, numbers(at times), & diseases they can/might carry more than make up for that seeming lack of intensity in the mind's eye and thus due precaution is nescessary 24/7.

Jul 5th, 2007, 02:12	#13
silver_spoon Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 8	Nick_H i have impression u take me always so "literally" and go around the point, whats very painfull process of answering a simple question! look u said this: on the other hand, we have just had unusual June rain here, and there seem suddenly to be many more of them --- but they are no more aggressive as such, just the more there are, the more bites you are likely to get. what just means that im right, YES monsoon time is more risk period than the rest of the year!!

Jul 5th, 2007, 02:16	#14
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,917	More doesn't mean more aggressive. You never asked what is the higher-risk period. Now can we stop this?

Jul 5th, 2007, 02:28	#15
silver_spoon Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Russia Posts: 8	oh my god!!YES I AM ASKING ABOUT THE RISK PERIOD!!! i am talking about it all the time if the monsson is more risk period!! i laught to death!! u dont get to the point!?? or must i say that literally!!

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