DENGUE PATROL ACTIVITIES DAY 17

DENGUE PATROL ACTIVITIES

DAY  17: 4  OCTOBER  2015 (SUNDAY)

DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES
DAY  17 4 /10/2015 SUNDAY		Update Dengue Patrol Media  Social
		Dengue Exhibition, Explorace and  Distribute Dengue  Brochures in di Taman Parit  Jaya

DENGUE  INFO

Pupal Stage

After the larvae have completed their fourth instar stage they become pupae. This is the stage in  which they undergo metamorphosis to become an adult mosquito. The process is similar to a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. The pupae are very active and look like commas. The mosquito will be a pupa for only a couple of days. While most insect pupae are inactive., mosquito pupae are unique because they are very active and can move quickly through the water. The pupae are transparent and the developing adult can be seen inside the pupal case.

Adult Stage

After one to three days the adult mosquito is ready to emerge. The pupal skin splits along the top of the case. The adult mosquito slowly and carefully works its way out of the pupal case. After emerging it will float on the surface of the water and rest there until its body and wings harden. Once the body has hardened the mosquito will fly off to begin its new life. One of the first things newly emerged mosqitoes do is seek out nectar for a sugar meal to provide energy for flying and mating.

Generally male mosquitoes emerge a few days before female mosquitoes. This gives the males a chance to mature before the females emerge. The males then use their feathery antennae to hear the wings of the newly emerged females.

Each mosquito species has a different sound to its wings so the males can find females of the same species. After they mate the female will look for a blood meal. Only the adult female mosquito blood feeds. She needs the protein from the blood to develop her eggs. She obtains energy for herself from nectar. The male mosquito feeds only on nectar. All mosquito species do not blood feed on people. Some exhibit host preferences for birds or reptiles and amphibians while others do not blood feed at all

Most females die before they obtain their second blood meal but some may blood feed two or three times. Those females that obtain two or more blood meals transmit diseases since they have come in contact with several different hosts.

DENGUE  EXHIBITION AT TAMAN PARIT  JAYA

EXPLORACE-SEARCH AND  DESTROY  BREEDING  SITES  OF AEDES

DISTRIBUTE  DENGUE BROCHURE