Wednesday, 7 June 2017

PRO/AH> Invasive mosquito - USA (02): (NE)

-- United States
The month of June brings warmer temperatures and an ample supply of moisture; 2 ingredients that can lead to high mosquito populations right in our own back yards, according to Dr. Theodore Burk, Creighton University entomologist. Of special concern this year [2017] is a recent mosquito invader known as the Asian Tiger mosquito (_Aedes albopictus_), which, according to Burk, has potential to be a carrier of the infamous Zika virus, which has plagued South Florida, Texas and other subtropical

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