Had a friend doing research on mosquitoes. He used to multiply them in the laboratory in cages. would leave a swab of honey for the male mosquitoes, and for the female, he used to hold the leg of a pigeon touching the net of the cage and the females would immediately appear and start sucking its blood. One day when he was a bit careless, he did not realize that they were actually sucking from his palm too which incidentally was touching the net. Regards. Yazdy.
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi, > Negative. Have not heard of Vit B12 in sweat attracting mosquitoes, but > Lactic acid [secreted by all warm blooded animals in their skin], CO2 > emission and smelly feet odour are known attractants. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > --- On *Wed, 4/25/12, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114582] what this mosquito doing on grass? > from Hooghly > To: "Neil Soares" <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "surajit koley" <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com>, "efloraofindia" < > indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 9:25 AM > > > Neil: yes. that is correct, you are right... > also apocryphal stories abound how lady mosquitoes are attracted to people > who sweat out vit b12, have you ever heard it? > Usha di > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Neil Soares > <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > Hi, > Male mosquitoes are purely vegetarian. Females are also largely > vegetarian, but require a blood meal before egg laying. That's when they > come into conflict with humans and transmit diseases. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Wed, 4/25/12, surajit koley > <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> > >* wrote: > > > From: surajit koley > <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114576] what this mosquito doing on grass? > from Hooghly > To: "Pankaj Oudhia" > <pankajoud...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pankajoud...@gmail.com> > > > Cc: "efloraofindia" > <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 7:10 AM > > > Good morning Pankaj Sir. > I have also read the protein requirement of mosquitoes in order to develop > their eggs. > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Pankaj Oudhia > <pankajoud...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pankajoud...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > "Typically, both male and female mosquitoes feed on > nectar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectar_source> and > plant juices, but in many species the mouthparts of the females are adapted > for piercing the skin of animal hosts and sucking their > blood<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematophagy> > as ectoparasites <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism>. " > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito > > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:48 PM, surajit koley < > surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Dear Sir / Madam, > > Never heard/read mosquitoes bask under sun. They, i think, do when they > emerge out of their pupal stage in order to dry their wings. But it is an > adult one and there was no pool nearby. Trying to suck plant sap? > > Species : UNKNOWN > Habit & Habitat : gerb on playground > Date : 23-04-12, 11.00 a.m. > Place : Hooghly, WB > > Regards, > > surajit > > > > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > >
