"Human-biting Behavior"

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19 May 2023

Aedes sp. Mosquitoes are active during the daytime, show aggressive human-biting behavior, and prefer to live near people and animals to bite. Mosquitoes need blood to produce eggs. After feeding, female mosquitoes look for water sources to lay eggs. The Aedes mosquito is a known vector of several viruses including yellow fever virus, dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus. Aedes mosquitoes begin their blood meal from the human body in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 18/05/2023.

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