Mosquito Biology
Mosquitoes undergo complete metamorphosis during their life cycle: egg, larvae, pupae, and adult.
The first three of these stages are spent in the water.
A mosquito can go from egg to adult mosquito in about 7 days, depending on species and environment.
Mosquito Habitats
Each mosquito has its own preferred larval habitat, season, and blood meal hosts.
Some mosquito habitats around your home might include:
Local Mosquitoes
There are 23 different species of mosquito that occur in Shasta County:
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Aedes bicristatus | Snowpool mosquito |
| Aedes fitchii | Snowpool mosquito |
| Aedes increpitus | Snowpool mosquito |
| Aedes melanimon | Irrigated pasture mosquito |
| Aedes nigromaculis | Irrigated pasture mosquito |
| Aedes sierrensis | Western treehole mosquito |
| Aedes vexans | Inland floodwater mosquito |
| Anopheles franciscanus | No common name |
| Anopheles feeborni | Western malaria mosquito |
| Anopheles occidentalis | No common name |
| Anopheles punctipennis | Woodland malaria mosquito |
| Culex apicalis | No common name |
| Culex boharti | Bohart's mosquito |
| Culex erythrothorax | Tule mosquito |
| Culex pipiens | Northern house mosquito |
| Culex stigmatosoma | Banded foul water mosquito |
| Culex tarsalis | Western encephalitis mosquito |
| Culex territans | No common name |
| Culex thriambus | No common name |
| Culiseta incidens | Cool weather mosquito |
| Culiseta inornata | Large winter mosquito |
| Culiseta particeps | No common name |
| Orthopodomyia signifera | White-lined mosquito |
| Coquillettidia perturbans | Cattail mosquito |