Life Cycle of the Mosquito
Mosquitoes have 4 separate stages in their development:
The first three stages occur in the water (the eggs may be on wet or damp soil). The larvae also go through four stages (called instars) in its development into a pupae.
The adult is the active, flying insect most of us are familiar with, and feeds upon plant juices and nectar for food. The female needs blood from a host for egg development.