Mosquitoes are diphtheria insects of the Culicidae family with about 3,500 species worldwide. They feed on nectar or pollen found in nature, but females also need blood in order to lay eggs. If the female makes a blood meal then her eggs mature which she lays on the surface of the water and then the larvae feed on various organic residues. From the larva emerges the acme which uses its body to float in the water, before it manages to fly.

Mosquitoes breed exclusively in stagnant or low-flowing water. Thus, ideal growth centers are swamps, swamps, rice fields, lakes, streams with low flow but also other artificial centers that can retain even the smallest amount of water (rock gardens, fountains, barrels, flowerpots, tanks, etc. .)