What is the approximate flight range of the Aedes aegypti mosquito?

• A. 2 miles
• B. 50 feet
• C. 300 feet
• D. 20 miles

Answer: (C)

Aedes aegypti tends to stay close to its breeding sites and human surroundings, with limited movement in typical conditions. In urban and peri-urban areas, most individuals don’t stray far from where they emerge, so a few hundred feet is a reasonable general range. About 300 feet (roughly 90 meters) captures that short dispersal distance: it’s far enough to cover nearby yards and blocks around a breeding site, but not as far as several miles.

Distances like 2 miles or 20 miles imply long-range movement that isn’t typical for this species without strong winds or unusual circumstances. A flight of only 50 feet would be unusually limited for most mosquitoes flying between hosts and resting sites and doesn’t represent the common spread pattern. Therefore, 300 feet best matches the usual dispersal behavior of Aedes aegypti in most settings.