There are four distinct stages in the life cycle of a mosquito – egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The mosquito has a different appearance at each stage. The entire cycle generally takes one to two weeks, ...

After the eggs are laid, they hatch when submerged in water. In the larva stage, mosquitoes are aquatic and then develop into pupae in as little as five days but often longer, sometimes even over ...

During this stage, mosquito larvae must surface to breathe, which they accomplish through a siphon that acts like a snorkel. Next, the larvae will change into a pupa, or resting stage, where they ...

After two days, a fully developed adult mosquito forms and breaks through the skin of the pupa. The adult mosquito can fly and has a terrestrial habitat.

Mosquitoes become infected with dengue when ... and scientists then use a machine to separate female pupae from the males before sterilising the males. Sterilisation techniques have been used ...