Mosquito Cell Cycle

Question 1

4 major stages

Answer 1

Adult insect

Egg

Larva

Pups

Question 2

Describe the life cycle of Aedes aegypti

Answer 2

Female mosquitoes lay eggs inside water bodies;

Eggs hatch and larvae emerges as the eggs are submerged in water;

Larvae found at water’s surface, feeding on organic particular matter (algae);

Larvae develops into pupae;

After 2 days, adults emerge head-first by ingesting air to expand the abdomen and thus open the pupal case