How many midges live

Midges are a fairly common phenomenon that almost every housewife faces. They appear indoors suddenly, so you need to know how many midges live and what measures to take to prevent their spread.

In appearance, the midge looks like a regular humpback mosquito. In length, it reaches six millimeters, has short legs and a proboscis. At rest, the wings of the insect are stacked one on another. Articulate antennae have eleven sections.

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Features of life of midges

Close relationship with mosquito determines the similarity of conditions in which pests live. For the common midge it is important to have an aquatic environment, because it is there that they lay eggs, from which its larvae develop. Insects descend into the water and settle there large colonies, numbering up to two hundred larvae per square centimeter. The midges have an amazing ability - they breed throughout their lives.

Interesting! Of particular importance to them is food. Preferred food for female midges is the blood of warm-blooded creatures. Their proboscis has such a structure that allows you to easily bite through the skin. Males feed mainly on the nectar of flowering plants.

Midge bites to a certain extent they are dangerous for people and animals. The fluid injected into the wound is poisonous and can cause severe itching and an allergic reaction. Life expectancy of blackflies, according to scientific research, is about 96 hours. During this short period of time, an individual must find food, find a partner, lay eggs in a secluded place and then die. There is evidence that the male immediately after fertilization dies.

Domestic midges fruit flies

Seemingly harmless insects that do not bring him much harm live next to a person. The presence of blackflies in the kitchen is an unpleasant event. They lay eggs in rotten food, which is a breeding ground for the development of larvae. If you do not start in time to get rid of pests, then a great many of them will divorce. Moving around the apartment, they get into drinks and ready meals that are intended for people. For this reason, it is necessary to destroy black flies at the first signs of their appearance in the kitchen.

Fruit midges or fruit flies lay eggs on the surface of fruits, berries or vegetables even at the time of their ripening. Getting into warm rooms, the fruits begin to deteriorate and become a favorable environment for the development of larvae, which reach sizes up to 3.5 mm. The viability of the fruit fly depends on the degree of comfort of the habitats of the larvae. Onion fruit flies do not only live on spoiled vegetables and fruits, they can eat houseplants. For this they need only a well-hydrated kidney.

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Insect lifespan

In conditions of microclimate of city apartments and houses, midges live year round. Depending on the season and the temperature outside, they may be more or less. The better the conditions, the fruit flies of fruit flies live longer. The most favorable habitat for pests indoor plants and food products are well heated city apartments, in which they can live from one to two months.

• If the ambient temperature reaches 18 degrees and higher, then they live for about 20 days.
• With a higher thermometer, this period is reduced to 10 days.

Scientists have determined the temperature at which the midges die. Cold frosty weather with temperatures below 0 can kill a large number of flies of this species. Even with short-term contact with snow and ice, the fruit fly dies.

Many are concerned about how many midges live without food. If the pests have nothing to eat, and they are in enclosed spaces, they will last for several days. Lack of food will lead to the death of adults and larvae.