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Blood doesn’t actually play an essential role in sustaining a mosquito’s diet. In fact, only female mosquitoes feed on blood, and they do so only to prepare their bodies for reproduction. What they eat depends on the stage of their life they are in:
Many are surprised to learn that mosquitoes don’t actually sustain themselves on blood. In fact, mosquitoes only feed on blood in order to reproduce. Mosquitoes actually require frequent sugar intake in order to live. Like many other insects do, both male and female insects feed on nectar, plant sap, and honeydew for nourishment.
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Only female mosquitoes bite people to feed on blood. But what do male mosquitoes do? They are different in these ways:
Mosquitoes already have short lives, and if they can’t find food, they will be even shorter. Mosquitoes will die within days if they can’t find food. However, when in a dormant stage for the winter, they can go for months without finding a food source. Mosquitoes will usually die off very quickly without sufficient nutrition, though.