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Question
Give reason for the following.
Mosquitoes can be controlled by preventing stagnation of water though they do not live in water. Why?
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Solution
Though mosquitoes, live on land, water is their breeding ground their larvae grow in water. Water stagnation is the collecting of water in a small area, without any activity. Mosquitoes lay eggs on such a surface.
If water stagnation is prevented, their larvae cannot survive, thus reducing the mosquito population.
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