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Uh oh! It looks like you may need to brush up on your Mosquito trivia!

1. Females bite and feed on blood, males feed on nectar from flowers!

2. Carbon dioxide when you exhale, your body heat, and the lactic acid you produce all attract mosquitoes.

3. A protein in mosquito saliva that stops your blood from clotting causes your body to produce histamine, and causes the bump and the itch!

4. HIV and AIDS are not transmitted by mosquitoes, only saliva is injected when a mosquito bites. Blood that a mosquito previously ingested is never transmitted to other humans. Unlike mosquito borne diseases, HIV is broken down in the mosquito's gut.

5. Dark clothing can attract mosquitoes.

6. Citronella candles do little more than regular candles when it comes to repelling mosquitoes.

7. Which mosquito is responsible for that annoying buzz? They both are - male and female.

8. Drinking alcoholic beverages can make you more attractive to mosquitoes.

9. The only continent where you won't find mosquitoes is Antarctica!

10. Mosquito means "Little Fly" in Spanish.

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How much do you know about Louisiana's State Bird - the Mosquito!

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