Many people mistakenly assume that mosquitoes only appear in the warm summer months. Few people know that the female insects survive the winter in a state of hibernation. Egg-laying occurs even in autumn. Like the first generation, they need suitable winter quarters before the larvae hatch in spring. Here you can find out everything about the requirements.
Even in winter there are mosquitoes
Frequently visited quarters
- garden shed
- livestock stables
- Apartments
- basement, cellar
- garages
demands on the place
- dry
- no predators
- cool
Hibernation in the house?
The easiest way to deal with mosquitoes looking for a winter home is to open your windows without the protection of a screen. Houses and apartments offer optimal protection, especially for adult animals. First, the females lay their eggs in a safe place before they look for a suitable shelter themselves. It is precisely for this reason that it is not recommended to allow stinging animals into the house. Although these fall into a hibernation for hibernation, as soon as they wake up, they are additionally weakened by the brood. Their blood thirst is then particularly high.
However, if the animals find a winter quarters with sufficiently warm temperatures that do not require hibernation, they remain active at this time of year, so that the first mosquito bites do not wait until summer.
Suitable places
If you still want to make it easier for mosquitoes to hibernate, a rain barrel is a recommended alternative. By nature, the females often lay their larvae in mud or swamp. Since mosquitoes have a very low water content in their bodies, they do not threaten to freeze to death. As long as they move into their winter quarters before it freezes, they manage to create a breathing tube to the water surface, which ensures the oxygen supply during the winter. Moreover, it is certainly in your own interest not to let the water in your water butt freeze.