Like every year, French households have to deal with mosquitoes. These critters that invite themselves into our homes to sting us are quite difficult to avoid. Misconceptions about these small insects are extremely numerous. But are these true or false? Find out the answer in our slideshow, directly available below.

While the summer season is launched, and the good weather has arrived in France, most departments in France are experiencing the presence of mosquitoes. Indeed, as specified in a previous Planet article, today 71 French departments are affected by implanted and active tiger mosquitoes, according to vigilance-moustiques.com. Coming from tropical areas, you have to be vigilant, because this mosquito can be a vector of diseases dangerous to your health. Indeed, he can carry dengue fever, chikungunya, as well as the Zika virus.

The future was able to interview Professor Frédéric Francis, entomologist and dean of the Agro-Bio Tech faculty of Gembloux (ULg) and mosquito specialist. During this exchange, Frédéric Francis teaches us that some of our techniques and tips for fighting mosquitoes are, in fact, not effective. Indeed, some hearsay and some grandma’s tricks are just urban legends.

So, are mosquitoes really attracted to light? Do they drink our blood? Check out our slideshow to find out if your myths about mosquitoes are true or false.