Last week’s column was a lament about the newly-arrived Aedes aegypti mosquitoes aka the yellow fever mosquito, insecta non grata, mosquito menace, buzzing bloodsucker or any other name you have time to invent because you’re awake at night and bothered by mosquitoes. In case you’re new to the subject, here’s a recap: New mosquitoes are in town. However, I Googled the specs and the company says mosquitoes may accidentally fly into the zapper but likely won’t be “attracted.” Mosquitoes are partial to humans because we have warm blood and exhale carbon monoxide. These mosquitoes are smaller than the other mosquitoes we know and hate, and only need a tiny amount of water. Toxic effect of blood feeding in male mosquitoes.