Deep Look | This Dangerous Mosquito Lays Her Armored Eggs – in Your House | Season 7 | Episode 7 | PBS

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue fever and Zika, makes a meal of us around our homes. And her eggs are hardy. They can dry out, but remain alive for months, waiting for a little water so they can hatch into squiggly larvae.