[lace-chat] Re: Mosquitoes
Louise Hume [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you hear a mosquito singing, it is a male and will not bite. I have read this, too, but apparently the mosquitoes in Michigan haven't. I don't know if male and female mosquitoes have a different pitch, but I can definitely hear the ones that bite me. Then again, perhaps this is a species thing, with some mosquiteo species quiet and other ones buzzy. Louise in Central Virginia, where we have had so much rain in the past month that the mozzies rise up in clouds when one walks across the lawn. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com Where we had so much rain in May that we hopefully raised the possibility that all the mosquito wigglers (larvae) would be washed out into Lake Michigan! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Mosquitoes
Louise Hume [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you hear a mosquito singing, it is a male and will not bite. I have read this, too, but apparently the mosquitoes in Michigan haven't. I don't know if male and female mosquitoes have a different pitch, but I can definitely hear the ones that bite me. Then again, perhaps this is a species thing, with some mosquiteo species quiet and other ones buzzy. I've also heard the female-biting thing, but I've definitely had some buzzing ones bite me. I think maybe only females bite in the large mosquito species and all of them bite in the small one? That is assuming those are different species at all. Louise in Central Virginia, where we have had so much rain in the past month that the mozzies rise up in clouds when one walks across the lawn. Ouch. Living in the desert has advantages. Weronika To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Mosquitoes
I have read, and I'm fairly sure that this is correct, that only the female mosquitoes bite because they must have a meal of blood in order to reproduce. On the other hand, only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you here a mosquito singing, it is a male and will not bite. The ones you have to watch out for are the females that sneak up on you in silence and will bite before you notice them on your arm. Also, I think there is some truth about basil detering insects. One year we had basil surrounding an oak tree stump and the cats loved to sleep on that stump amid the basil. That year they had almost no fleas ! Louise in Central Virginia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Mosquitoes
I think I'll keep this information, Louise, and show next summer's crop of mosquitoes, so that they know what they're supposed to be doing Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Louise Hume [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I have read, and I'm fairly sure that this is correct, that only the female mosquitoes bite because they must have a meal of blood in order to reproduce. On the other hand, only the male mosquitoes sing, to attract the females. So... if you here a mosquito singing, it is a male and will not bite. The ones you have to watch out for are the females that sneak up on you in silence and will bite before you notice them on your arm. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
