mosquito larva
Pond's future pest
Mosquito larva is the immature, aquatic stage of a mosquito's life cycle.
The larvae hatch from eggs laid in standing water and live just below the surface, feeding on microorganisms.
They're sometimes called wrigglers for their distinctive swimming motion.
Eliminating standing water disrupts mosquito breeding by denying larvae habitat.
- water fleaTiny freshwater crustacean
- copepodMinute planktonic crustacean
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- thoraxCentral body cavity
oviposition · wriggler · metamorphosis · insecticide · setae · abdomen · marsh · spiracles · swamp · tadpole · biological control · insect repellent · West Nile · mandibles · cuticle · diapause · rafts · breeding ground
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
- pond lifetadpoles, fish, frog, frogs, algae
- insect developmentpupa, chrysalis, cocoon, metamorphosis, egg
- larvaecaterpillar, caterpillars, maggot, maggots, grub
- water insectswater strider, water boatman, water bug, water beetle, giant water bug
- fly larvaemaggot, leatherjacket, wriggler, bloodworm