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This is a photograph depicting numbers of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae in water in a clay pot saucer. Ae. aegypti is also known as the yellow fever mosquito. Larvae hatch from mosquito eggs, and live in small pools of water, as they feed on a variety of organic matter. Larvae shed their skin, known as molting, several times before becoming pupae. The stages between molts are called instars. As the fourth instar ages, the larva stops feeding, molts, and transforms into a pupa. Larvae develop into pupae in as few as 5- days.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Amy E. Lockwood, MS
Creation Date: 2022
Photo Credit: Lauren Bishop
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