Mosquitoes have 4 stages: Egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The first three stages occur in water, but the adult is an active flying insect. Mosquitoes can grow from egg to adult from 5-7 days in Southern California.
Only the female mosquito bites and feeds on the blood of humans or other animals. Male mosquitoes do not bite.
All mosquitoes need non-moving, trapped water with high levels of bacteria and algae (stagnant water) to complete their life cycle.
After a female mosquito takes a blood meal (bites), she will look for stagnant water to lay her eggs. Mosquitoes can lay their eggs in containers as small as a bottle cap!
San Gabriel Valley MVCD is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, San Gabriel Valley MVCD
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
San Gabriel Valley MVCD has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
San Gabriel Valley MVCD regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
