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Ages 8–125 lessons · 4 questions

Bite-Free Adventures

Most bugs are harmless helpers. Mosquitoes and ticks are the two that bite people, so this topic is all about the smart habits that keep bites from happening.

The Big Idea

Bites are preventable: dump standing water, cover up, and do a tick check after every adventure.

Read & Discover

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A female mosquito lays eggs in water that is not moving: puddles, clogged gutters, buckets, birdbaths, even an old tire. If you dump the water out every week, the eggs cannot grow up.

Fun FactA bottle cap of water is enough for mosquito eggs to hatch.

Show What You Know

Question 1 of 40 correct

Where do mosquitoes lay their eggs?

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Helps or Bothers?

Sort each critter. There is a reason behind every answer, even for the ones we would rather not meet.

Critter 1 of 40 right
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