Understanding the mosquito life cycle helps us better coexist. Mosquitoes are important to our ecosystems, even though the species that choose to bite people drive us crazy. Only a slim few of the 200 mosquito species in the U.S. transmit disease, and even when a mosquito can be a carrier, it often isn't infected with a virus. Removing standing water is the most effective way to reduce mosquitoes where we live. Spraying insecticides for mosquitoes is both toxic to other wildlife and futile. | Th