The thing that I think is missing here is survival rate. More favorable conditions, more breeding grounds, I think is likely to lead to a much higher survival rate than if eggs are laid on dry ground waiting for rain to come much later.
Also we might expect most mosquitoes to lay eggs close to where they bit. But if there is rubbish everywhere with droplets of water, then an Aedes (Dengue-fever-causing) mosquito that bites someone in the street can easily lay eggs in rubbish nearby that contains a little clear rainwater. If there is no rubbish, it will have less choices, and have to fly further, and probably lay in a less favorable location, or (best of all from the human perspective) lay in a GEM water container.
The thing that I think is
The thing that I think is missing here is survival rate. More favorable conditions, more breeding grounds, I think is likely to lead to a much higher survival rate than if eggs are laid on dry ground waiting for rain to come much later.
Also we might expect most mosquitoes to lay eggs close to where they bit. But if there is rubbish everywhere with droplets of water, then an Aedes (Dengue-fever-causing) mosquito that bites someone in the street can easily lay eggs in rubbish nearby that contains a little clear rainwater. If there is no rubbish, it will have less choices, and have to fly further, and probably lay in a less favorable location, or (best of all from the human perspective) lay in a GEM water container.
Gotta run...
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