
Curiosity #1
A German cockroach and its offspring can produce 300,000 cockroaches in 1 year.
Curiosity #2
There are more than 4,500 cockroach species.
Curiosity #3
Mosquitoes are vectors for various diseases.
Curiosity #4
Aedes mosquito was first detected in Europe in 1979.
Curiosity #5
Cockroaches are almost blind; they use their feelers to find their way.
Curiosity #6
Aedes mosquito likes to breed in man-made containers, indoor and outdoor.
Curiosity #7
Aedes mosquito bites are less painful and less noticeable.
Curiosity #8
Only female mosquitoes bite.
Curiosity #9
Aedes mosquito bites also during the daytime.
Curiosity #10
Cockroaches can live almost anywhere.
Curiosity #11
Mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle.
Curiosity #12
Cockroaches have remained virtually unchanged since they first appeared 300 million years ago.
Curiosity #13
The females of culex mosquito can lay up to 300 eggs a time.
Curiosity #14
There are more than 3,200 species of mosquito.
© 2010 Sara Lee Southern Europe S.L.
