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This is especially true for infective larvae.
Several insects that diapause over winter are resistant to environmental conditions conducive to growth only at the beginning of winter [ 27 28 29 30 31 ] . This prevents premature emergence, be it from egg, larvae or pupae, just at the onset of the cold temperatures the insect is trying to avoid.
Culex pipiens females oviposit, and larvae survive, in a wide array of aquatic habitats, including gutters, birdbaths, pools, rain barrels, treeholes, and stagnant pools of water [ 18 21 ] . In many of these aquatic habitats, leaf litter forms the basis of the food web.
Higher growth by larvae leads to larger size, and larger female mosquitoes have higher fecundity and both males and females have higher adult survival [ 7 34 35 ] .
Lesions may persist after the larvae have left to begin their adult stage however the dermatitis disappears.