Interesting experiment on mosquitoes, Yazdy Sir, thank you. Thinking if anybody ever did an experiment on observing how long those mosquitoes survive when they do not get their daily ration, be it honey or blood!
Regards, surajit On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]>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 <[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]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: surajit koley >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114576] what this mosquito doing on grass? >> from Hooghly >> To: "Pankaj Oudhia" >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Cc: "efloraofindia" >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > 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 < >> [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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 >> =========== >> >> >
