tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post8157297635106025675..comments2024-01-29T16:15:16.537-05:00Comments on David Scrimshaw's Blog: Things I've Been Doing Instead of Blogging: Researching Pressing QuestionsDavid Scrimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-31900321045979242962008-08-31T17:48:00.000-04:002008-08-31T17:48:00.000-04:00Yuk, I had to read this just before eating. Tiana,...Yuk, I had to read this just before eating. Tiana, and others who leave water on their night table, just place something on top of the glass, like I do with the juice I leave on the table all night. <BR/>redveraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-89877902205368446432008-08-30T23:27:00.000-04:002008-08-30T23:27:00.000-04:00Thanks David.Now I don't have to feel worried when...Thanks David.<BR/><BR/>Now I don't have to feel worried when I drink my night time water!Tianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467977686627093162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-78529751313870143882008-08-30T23:20:00.000-04:002008-08-30T23:20:00.000-04:00If the glass of water stinks like rotting leaves o...If the glass of water stinks like rotting leaves or hay, Culex will likely oviposit in it, if there is a gravid female nearby. <BR/>Aedes is what is known as a "floodwater" mosquito, so the eggs are laid on a dry surface that will be inundated by rainfall or snowmelt. Therefore, the glass of water is probably safe from them. <BR/>Most of the Culex that enter houses are either looking for a blood meal, or a place to hibernate in the fall. Most of the mosquitoes who enter your house, therefore, are not in a physiological state to lay eggs. <BR/>As for the time required to mature a batch of eggs, most of Culex I have worked with require between 3-7 days, depending on the temperature.Sean McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368981029465044365noreply@blogger.com