The 7-Day Cycle
Mosquitoes need standing water to reproduce. Their life cycle from egg to adult takes about 7-10 days.
This is your advantage. If you dump out all standing water in your yard once a week, you break the cycle. No water = No larvae = No biting adults next week.
- Larvae ("Wrigglers"): They live in water and breathe through a siphon at the surface.
- Pupae ("Tumblers"): The stage before becoming an adult.