Entomologist GM Saifur Rahman said Culex mosquito populations usually drop during rain and storms. However, in dense urban areas where breeding sites remain unaffected, they persist year-round.

According to Cicada Mania, a cicada’s mouthparts are in the shape of a straw, which can pierce rootlets, roots and branches. They drink sap from trees or stems.

Some animals with their nightmarish features, strange behaviours, and otherworldly appearances seem so terrifying that they are too scary to be real.

When asked about preparations for preventing dengue Nishat Parveen, chief health officer of DSCC, told bdnews24.com: “The Culex mosquito problem has decreased.

Experts warn that without immediate intervention, the Culex mosquito population will keep increasing until March. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

No, there is no research to support that mosquitoes can transmit sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, they can transmit mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, Zika, and Dengue fever.

The Culex pipiens, also referred to as the common house mosquito, arrived in the province just six years ago. "The first sample we have of it is from 2018, in Edmonton," Soghigian said.

Cicadas do not bite because they don’t have those mouthparts, pest experts previously told the Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network. They instead use a long, straw-like tube to suck ...

“Culex mosquito density is over 95 percent now, the highest level. It’s horrifying. You won’t even be able to stand somewhere, such will be the tormentation caused by mosquitoes,” he said.

The hummingbird hawk-moth is partial to flowers with tube-shaped petals and uses its long, curled proboscis — an elongated sucking mouthpart — to extract nectar from the flower's center.

Culex is secret an optional challenge Boss located in the Monstro Town area of the Land's End Region of Super Mario RPG, and is one of two optional bosses ...