Monday, 24 October 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito - USA (06): (IN)

Pests -- United States
While diseases spread by mosquitoes haven't been reported in Madison County [Indiana] yet this season [2016], mosquitoes that are able to carry the Zika and West Nile viruses have been identified in the county.
Only one _Aedes albopictus_ mosquito, also known as an Asian tiger mosquito, has been trapped in Madison County, said Steve Ford of the Madison County Health Department. He said this is one of 2 types of mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus, but it doesn't mean the mosquito he

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