12/22/2005

Sweet Breezes: Wind Makes Flight Difficult for Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes weigh only 2 to 2.5 mg. This extremely light body makes clam-air flight easy but rough-air flight nearly impossible.

A mosquito will have an incredibly difficult time landing on you if you sit near a fan or in some sort of steady air current. If you want to sit on your back porch without being harassed by mosquitoes, take a fan with you or install a ceiling fan.

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