Asian tiger mosquito
Americannoun
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The Asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus, which is thought to be the most invasive species of mosquito in the world, is now spreading across Europe from its southern European 'base camp'.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2024
“That’s very impressive,” says Stephen Dobson, a medical entomologist at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and the founder of MosquitoMate, a company that commercializes Wolbachia as a tool to control the Asian tiger mosquito.
From Nature ● Jul. 16, 2019
Abreu suspects that A. albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, which often straddles jungle and urban areas, might harbor the virus and could bridge the cycles by introducing cases into new areas.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 17, 2017
Last year, the Asian tiger mosquito peaked in the city around mid-to-late July, Professor Harrington said.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2017
Now that the Asian tiger mosquito has taken flight, concern is mounting, particularly for pregnant women.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2016
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