Logan Republican | 1904-02-03 | Page 3 | The Life of Mosquitoes

The Life of Mosquitoes. , William Lyman Underwood, writing 1 lu the Popular Science Monthly with ' 'flJ regard to the length of life of the mos- aJ epilto, sajs that It is not known JubI 1 H how long mosquitoes can live, but their llfl average llfo Is much longer than is or- h aftiifl illnaiily supposed. Thousands of them ( J live tluough tho winter, hibernating In I, fl dark places lu barns, or house cellars. ; H In sp.usely settled localities, where 1 I H thej cannot find such places for shel- ; jH ter, they llvo through the winter In "iHllllfl iiollovv trees, In c iv es and holes under r jH upturned trees, l'.veu though the tern- H perntuic may fall below freezing they flH nro not w tutor killed, but ou tho ap- , M proach of wnrm weather become ac- H the again. Mosquitoes nro frequently H seen Hying about In tho woods befors j the snow tins wholly left tho ground. t H