As the heat increases, the terror of mosquitoes also increases. People use many chemicals in every house to protect themselves from mosquitoes. But do you know that there is a country where mosquitoes are not found. Yes, mosquitoes are not found in this country and even scientists are surprised by this. Know which is the country where mosquitoes are not found.
Mosquito
People all over the world are troubled by mosquitoes. Because mosquito bites cause many serious diseases including malaria. Not only this, every year about 10 lakh people lose their lives due to diseases spread due to mosquito bites.
Mosquitoes in all major countries
Let us tell you that mosquitoes are found in most of the countries of the world. Mosquitoes breed in France, Switzerland, Ireland and America everywhere depending on the season. But there is only one country in the world where there are no mosquitoes. The name of this country is Iceland. Iceland is considered to be the only country in the world where there are no mosquitoes. Even experts don’t know why there are no mosquitoes in Iceland. Because it is not even as cold as Antarctica. Ponds and lakes are also present in Iceland, but despite this there are no mosquitoes here. Mosquitoes also breed in Iceland’s neighbors Norway, Denmark, Scotland and even Greenland.
species of mosquito
Let us tell you that mosquitoes are more than 30 million years old in the world. There are more than 3,500 species of them worldwide. Even today, scientists keep doing research on mosquitoes. Every day 30 percent of the adult mosquito population can die. Male mosquitoes generally live only 6-7 days. Let us tell you that out of more than 3,500 mosquito species, only 6 percent of female mosquitoes bite humans. Whereas male mosquitoes get their food from the juice of flowers. Although male mosquitoes also come near humans, they are influenced by female mosquitoes and follow them.
disease caused by mosquitoes
Every year around 1 million people across the world die due to diseases caused by mosquito bites. Scientists are continuously working to prevent diseases spread by mosquitoes. Let us tell you that mosquito bites cause fatal diseases like malaria, lymphatic filariasis, Zika, West Nile virus, chikungunya, yellow fever and dengue.
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