mosquitoes
09-18-2008, 08:28 PM
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RE: mosquitoes
i see well i hope it gets down there come season opening
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classic post tim, classic....I think it is 63.45667 degrees at which mosquitoes begin to produce large levels of Melatonin, thereby falling into a deep sleep.
classic post tim, classic....I think it is 63.45667 degrees at which mosquitoes begin to produce large levels of Melatonin, thereby falling into a deep sleep.
09-19-2008, 07:12 AM
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RE: mosquitoes
I don't think it's the cold that kills them. Alaska is one of the worst places in the world for skeeters. I saw a program on tv one time and it said that a sudden drop in temperature will kill them.
That's what "THEY" say.
That's what "THEY" say.
09-19-2008, 06:58 PM
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RE: mosquitoes
i did not know that asleep or dead no matter to me as long as there gone
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I don't think it's the cold that kills them. Alaska is one of the worst places in the world for skeeters. I saw a program on tv one time and it said that a sudden drop in temperature will kill them.That's what "THEY" say.
I don't think it's the cold that kills them. Alaska is one of the worst places in the world for skeeters. I saw a program on tv one time and it said that a sudden drop in temperature will kill them.
That's what "THEY" say.
09-19-2008, 07:25 PM
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RE: mosquitoes
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classic post tim, classic....I think it is 63.45667 degrees at which mosquitoes begin to produce large levels of Melatonin, thereby falling into a deep sleep.
classic post tim, classic....I think it is 63.45667 degrees at which mosquitoes begin to produce large levels of Melatonin, thereby falling into a deep sleep.
09-19-2008, 08:05 PM
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RE: mosquitoes
here i swhat i found and he is close. looks like they become lethargic at 60 and can not function at 50. so seems if it goes below 60 where good.
Where do mosquitoes go in the winter? Mosquitoes, like most insects, are cold blooded creatures. As a result, they are incapable of regulating body heat and their temperature is essentially the same as their surroundings. Mosquitoes function best at 80o F, become lethargic at 60o F and cannot function below 50o F. In tropical areas, mosquitoes are active year round. In temperate climates, adult mosquitoes become inactive with the onset of cool weather and enter hibernation to live through the winter. Some kinds of mosquitoes have winter hardy eggs and hibernate as embryos in eggs laid by the last generation of females in late summer. The eggs are usually submerged under ice and hatch in spring when water temperatures rise. Other kinds of mosquitoes overwinter as adult females that mate in the fall, enter hibernation in animal burrows, hollow logs or basements and pass the winter in a state of torpor. In spring, the females emerge from hibernation, blood feed and lay the eggs that produce the next generation of adults. A limited number of mosquitoes overwinter in the larval stage, often buried in the mud of freshwater swamps. When temperatures rise in spring, these mosquitoes begin feeding, complete their immature growth and eventually emerge as adults to continue their kind.
Where do mosquitoes go in the winter? Mosquitoes, like most insects, are cold blooded creatures. As a result, they are incapable of regulating body heat and their temperature is essentially the same as their surroundings. Mosquitoes function best at 80o F, become lethargic at 60o F and cannot function below 50o F. In tropical areas, mosquitoes are active year round. In temperate climates, adult mosquitoes become inactive with the onset of cool weather and enter hibernation to live through the winter. Some kinds of mosquitoes have winter hardy eggs and hibernate as embryos in eggs laid by the last generation of females in late summer. The eggs are usually submerged under ice and hatch in spring when water temperatures rise. Other kinds of mosquitoes overwinter as adult females that mate in the fall, enter hibernation in animal burrows, hollow logs or basements and pass the winter in a state of torpor. In spring, the females emerge from hibernation, blood feed and lay the eggs that produce the next generation of adults. A limited number of mosquitoes overwinter in the larval stage, often buried in the mud of freshwater swamps. When temperatures rise in spring, these mosquitoes begin feeding, complete their immature growth and eventually emerge as adults to continue their kind.
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did you pull that number out of your ass, or are you serious? I am interested to know, but I can't tell if you are joking[&:]
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classic post tim, classic....I think it is 63.45667 degrees at which mosquitoes begin to produce large levels of Melatonin, thereby falling into a deep sleep.
classic post tim, classic....I think it is 63.45667 degrees at which mosquitoes begin to produce large levels of Melatonin, thereby falling into a deep sleep.
