They breed in ponds and lakes containing certain aquatic plants, especially the floating type like Pistia stratiotes and water hyacinth.

The eggs are laid in star-shaped clusters on the undersurface of leaves of these plants.

The control of Mansonia mosquitoes accomplished by removal or destruction of the aquatic host plants by herbicides.

[2] A study published in 2013 determined that the species Mansonia dyari Belkin, Heinemann, and Page should be considered a potential vector of Rift Valley fever virus and would need to be controlled if the virus were introduced into an area where it occurs.

[3] These 27 species belong to the genus Mansonia: Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = Bugguide.net[8]