So if there is water in the forest, mosquitoes will breed there, the same as anywhere else with standing water.
Prairies and plains have a great many mosquitoes. Even deserts have them. So I wouldn't say that a forest has more of them.
Regardless of mating, it seems they prefer forested areas because of the lower temperature. I live in Minnesota. With so many lakes, there's plenty of water for larvae to thrive and become mosquitoes.
They really don't like heat that much, it is possible for it to be too warm for them to be out in the open. Walking around on a hot, sunny day you really don't notice them much in the open. Get to the edge of a wooded area, not only can you feel them, you can hear them.
As far as you're theory, I would say yes. Water doesn't evaporate as fast, so there is more exposed water. The southeastern part of Minnesota doesn't have many lakes, it's all rivers and streams. I've heard mosquitoes there are rare because of the lack of standing water.
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yes of course mosquito breed every wet places and dirty especially where there is water and grass trees etc.
Natural pools and puddles are not as plentiful in mature forests as they are in oil palm plantations. One of the complaints about oil palm plantations is that they help increase the mosquito population.
The shrubs, grasses, etc., that grow under trees. When rain drips down onto them, does it form puddles under them, which breed mosquitoes? Because the shade keeps the water from evaporating fast enough? Are there a lot more mosquitoes in a forest than on prairies and plains?
