Nobody loves getting a mosquito bite. But that itchy inconvenience can quickly turn into a deadly threat when you consider the severity of that buzzy bug transmitting a mosquito-borne disease. Here, we'll take a close-up look at mosquitoes: how they breed, how they bite, what diseases they carry (including those transmitted by the inland floodwater mosquito) and what you can do to control these pests. Head: This is where all the sensors are, along with the biting apparatus. The head has two compound eyes, two antennae to sense chemicals, and mouth parts called the palpus and the proboscis (only the female mosquito has the proboscis for biting). Thorax: This segment is where the two wings and six legs attach. It contains the flight muscles, compound heart, some nerve cell ganglia and ­trachioles. Abdomen: This segment contains the digestive and excretory organs. So, you have a sensor package, a motor package, and a fuel processing package - a perfect design! And it seems that, during those millions of years, mosquitoes have been honing their skills so that they are now experts at finding people to bite.

Chemical sensors: Mosquitoes can sense carbon dioxide and lactic acid up to 100 feet (36 meters) away. Mammals and birds give off these gases as part of their normal breathing. Certain chemicals in sweat also seem to attract mosquitoes (people who don't sweat much don't get nearly as many mosquito bites). Visual sensors: If you are wearing clothing that contrasts with the background, and especially if you move while wearing that clothing, Prime Boosts mosquitoes can see you and zero in on you. It's a good bet that anything moving is "alive," and therefore full of blood, so this is a good strategy. Heat sensors: Mosquitoes can detect heat, so they can find warm-blooded mammals and birds very easily once they get close enough. Something with this many sensors sounds more like a military aircraft than an insect. That's why mosquitoes are so good at finding and biting you. One of the only ways to stop mosquitoes from finding you is to confuse their chemical receptors with something like DEET.

Of these genera, most mosquitoes belong to one of these three, but species such as the cattail mosquito (Coquilettidia perturbans) are becoming more prevalent pests as humans invade their habitats. These are sometimes called "floodwater" mosquitoes because flooding is important for their eggs to hatch. Aedes mosquitoes have abdomens with pointed tips. They include such species
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