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 <[email protected]> wrote:
From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114582] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> Cc: "surajit koley" <[email protected]>, "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: From: surajit koley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114576] what this mosquito doing on grass? from Hooghly To: "Pankaj Oudhia" <[email protected]> Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: "Typically, both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar 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 as ectoparasites. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:48 PM, surajit koley <[email protected]> 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 ===========
