| There are more than 3200 species of mosquitoes in the world and the list is increasing every year. |
| It is estimated that ten mosquitoes bite a person per night the population of Mumbai would be losing approximately 250 liters of blood per night. |
| More people died due to mosquito borne malaria than the casualties of two world wars put together. |
| There are about 4000 named species of living cockroaches in this world. |
| Cockroaches can survive nuclear radiation. |
| Rats devour 16% of food grains produced in India every year. |
| Next to man rats are considered to be the most destructive vertebrate animals on earth. |
| It has been estimated that 30 baby rats are born against one human being every second. |
| Theoretically a pair of rats will produce nearly 480 offspring in a year’s time. |
| It is estimated that there are four rats for each person in India. |
| Houseflies are known to harbor over 100 different kinds of disease causing pathogens. |
| A single housefly in its lifetime lays approximately 900 eggs. |
| From one kg of manure 10000 flies can emerge. |
| About a thousand different species of fleas are known as of today. A flea can jump to a height of 65mm and a length of 180mm. |
| It is the high incidence of actually ineffective fleas, which is paramount importance in the spread of flea borne plague, rather than the frequency of potentially dangerous vector species. |
| One good meal of human blood will keep a bed bug satisfied for a fortnight. |
| Bed bugs can cause nervous illnesses in sensitive children and adults. |
| The lowest temperature at which bed bugs are able to complete their life cycle is 130 C. |
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