Tiger mosquito

Thank you Gilma for your comments.As you have said,.not leaving fresh water around is the most effective way of controlling their population...

Thank you staccyh

Congratulations on the very well deserved SOTD, sunnyjosef.
Here in Costa Rica we are trying hard to keep our properties free of puddles and still water because that is how they breed, but as you said it is very hard in rainy season, all we can really do is hope that if sting by one, it does not have any disease.

Feisty little guys aren't they! Nice photos.

Thanks Andrews..

Great photo. Congrats on SotD.

Thank you Dr. Sherpa

Congrats sunny for the SOTD.

Thank you Pradeep..

Congratulations Sunnyjosef, Superb Shot!!!

Thank you Wild Things

Congrats!

Thank you Sckel, António, Maria and drbm1005...
Maria, the product you mentioned is available in India online.. but very expensive to be effectively used locally. As we are used to their bites for long.. I may be somewhat immune to them.. Any how, thanks for your concern and let us hope for the best.

Those pictures are amazing I have never seen a tiger mosquito before

It is an amazing series, Sunny; I sincerely hope you don't become ill. In the USA, there is a product called mosquito dunk that you put in water and it kills mosquito larvae (it doesn't harm fish). Is that available where you live? (I know it wouldn't be a feasible product for the whole country but individuals with some money could use it around their homes.) I read that some scientists are working on modifying mosquito reproduction in the fight against malaria: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1...

Great capture Sunnyjosef,amazing,congrats and thanks for sharing

congratulations sunnyjosef

Thank you Yasser and projectnoah for selecting this scourge of mankind across the tropics as SOTD. Tiz, Marta and all the others who have favorited this spotting......... Thank you so much.

Great photo! I guess it is worth sacrificing a bit of blood for a SOTD :) Congratulations!

Sunny, for putting yourself out there in the name of science and nature photography, we must award you Spotting of the Day honors! :) Thanks for sharing such an incredibly detailed and fascinating set of photos and we hope the swelling and itchiness wasn't too bad after this bite. Congrats!

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Very cool spotting!

Thank you my friends for your comments the concern... Neil Ross and beaker, yes, it is from my hand that she draws her blood. Gilma, theoretically one bite is all it takes to transmit the Dengue virus to humans, If it carries the virus. As I live in Cochin, a mosquito prone area, I have been bitten many times. Hope this one does not have the virus. The shot was made when I was photographing a spider in my garden and suddenly felt a pain in my hand. When I looked I saw the mosquito bloated with blood on my left hand and took the shot with the other hand. Hema, the most effective control for this mosquito is not to have fresh water pooled around our homes. A small container like a bottle cap turned up and filled with the rain water is all it takes for them to lay their eggs. Very difficult during this monsoon!!
Thank you one again and take care!!

Seems to be enjoying that person's blood...hope she/he does not get dengue!!

Amazing Sunny!

any tips for effective mosquito control?