A few days ago, a topic #girl plays the anti-mosquito song to stun mosquitoes# caused a heated discussion on the Internet. A girl in Guangzhou posted that after being woken up by mosquitoes in the early morning, she tried the "mosquito-killing song" spread online.After she played the electronic music "Scarymonsters and Nicesprites", the mosquito's flying speed slowed down, and she finally hit it accurately.
According to media reports, Dr. Liu from the Institute of Zoology of the Guangdong Academy of Sciences said that mosquitoes mainly sense sound vibrations through the flagella on their heads. The frequency of the music may be exactly the same as the frequency of the mosquito, which will reduce its desire to attack.
However,The impact of sound on mosquitoes only remains at the sensory level. It does not mean that songs have magical effects. For mosquitoes, hearing is not the main means of perceiving the outside world.
Data show that mosquitoes are small insects belonging to the order Diptera and the family Culicidae. There are about 3,300 species in the world, and 400 species are found in China.
Female mosquitoes start sucking blood 2-3 days after emergence, mostly at night, usually from animals and humans. Male mosquitoes do not suck blood and feed on plant juices. Mosquitoes can reproduce 7-8 generations a year. The lifespan of male mosquitoes is 1-3 weeks, and the lifespan of female mosquitoes is 1-2 months.