Although dragonflies are predators, they themselves must worry about predators, also. Birds, frogs, lizards, spiders and fish think dragonflies are pretty tasty. So the things you do to attract them must also protect them. 2. Blooming plants attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators that dragonflies like to eat.
After puncturing the skin with their mouthparts and feeding on blood, mosquitoes leave hard, itchy bumps. In the blood-feeding process, mosquitoes inject saliva into their host which creates the reactions that cause bite symptoms. Most mosquito bites are harmless and the symptoms subside in a few days. Some discomforting symptoms include swelling of the bite site, soreness, and bleeding. While mosquitoes are an itchy, uncomfortable nuisance, the important problem arising from mosquito bites is transmission of viral or parasitic diseases.
Mosquito bites itch because you have a slight allergic reaction to the saliva the mosquito injected into your body before she bit you.The female mosquito's main source of food is the blood of her victims; therefore, most mosquitoes feed off of several different donors throughout the day. Male mosquitoes do not bite.. Try a home remedy for relief from the pain and itching. 1  Add just enough water to some baking soda to form a paste. 2  Apply the paste topically to the bite. 3  Use a meat tenderizer, such as Spice Cargo, that contains the enzyme papain and mix with a few drops of water to make a paste.