The Sierra Skeeter
- yosehiker
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The Sierra Skeeter
Just wondering if anyone had any knowledge of the Sierra mosquito life cycle. On my last backpack the mosquitoes got me thinking of where they go in the fall/winter. Normally they are gone by now, but they are in great abundance obviously. So weather/temperature is not a limiting factor and in a 'normal' august there is still plenty of water, just not so much of it. So do the mosquitoes need a special type/temp/etc of water or water only part of the year as otherwise one would think lakes would make a great habitat for them. Is there only one life cycle in the summer, or are there many? It seems to me that there are a few, as they seem to get smaller later in the year. Though you would think it would be the opposite, the first mosquitoes would be small after a long winter, and the later ones bigger after a summer of feasting. And lastly, how do they survive the months of freezing temperatures, some sort of hibernating?
- ManOfTooManySports
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Re: The Sierra Skeeter
I know little to nothing. But a few years ago Scientific American devoted a full issue to mosquitoes. It had a lot of good articles, from what I recall. Worth hitting the library and reviewing for a start in your mosquito inquiries.
- mcw1139
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Re: The Sierra Skeeter
We had a big snowpack in the spring of 2011. The high country melt happened a lot later that summer. Hence - small newly hatched mosquitoes.
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