When the pupa has matured, the pupal skin splits and a fully developed adult mosquito emerges. Adult mosquitoes feed mostly on flower nectar, but the females need to acquire a blood meal to continue ...

In this study, we have developed a way to identify plants whose flowers are attractive to mosquitoes,' said Stevenson. 'By removing these plants from people's homes, we can reduce mosquito ...

"Thus, these new interventions for combating mosquito-borne diseases are desperately ... between plants and invertebrates, particularly flower-feeding insects such as bees and other pollinators ...