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Show HOW LONG MOSQUITOES LIVE. Scientist Asserts the Pests Exist Through the Winter. It Is not known Just how long mosquitoes mos-quitoes can live, but their average life Is much longer than Is ordinarily supposed. sup-posed. Thousands of thorn live through tho winter, hibernating or asleep in dark places in barns or house cellars. In sparsoly settled localities, lo-calities, where they can not find such placos tor shelter, thoy live through the winter In hollow trees, and, even though tho tomperaturo may fall far below freezing, thoy nro not winterkilled; winter-killed; but on tho approach of warm weather become active again. Mosquitoes Mosqui-toes nro frequently seen flying about In the woods before tho' snow ha wholly loft tho ground. William Lyman Ly-man Underwood In tho Popular Sclcnco Monthly. |