Mosquitoes & biters · SWFL Pest Identifier
Yellow Fever Mosquito
also known as Container Mosquito
Worth a pro look Damage or health risk grows quickly once established.
How to identify it
- Bites in DAYTIME, especially ankles and elbows
- Black with white lyre-shaped marks on the back
- Breeds in bottle-cap amounts of standing water
Size
Small (grain of rice)
Where you'll see it
Lanai / patio · Lawn / garden
Looks like
Flying / jumping biter
Did you know
It doesn’t need a pond — a plant saucer after one afternoon storm raises a generation in about a week.
What it means for you
Day-biting around the patio = container breeding within ~150 feet. Tip the water first; treatment handles the rest.
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