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clive
- Grazalema
I thought that in Spain we had those black and white mozzies that came in with ships carrying tyres quite a few years ago. I thought that they were Aedes aegypti or the Yellow fever mosquito. But now I see that Aedes albopictus is also out and about…..
Here in Grazalema I am trying to identify which one it is! Its black and white, flies in the daytime and is a biter! Picture attached.
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clive
- Grazalema
The most up to date information about these two species can be found here on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control:
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-aegypti
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-albopictus
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clive
- Grazalema
Found a bucket of water and here are the images that I got with my USB microscope…. I am guessing that the species is Aedes but who knows?
The one of the exuvia with the split head is cool! 🙂
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Helen
- Seville
Cool pix!
But, I suppose we will only get yellow fever if???? They are breeding in the drains with the s*.. and the rats so I guess its only time before someone catches something from one of these critters!
The maps are quite good here: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/surveillance-and-disease-data/mosquito-maps
Breathe and try to be nice to people 🙂
Birdwatch Cadiz
- Jerez de la Frontera
Tiger Mosquito I’d say. A few of them around the house last year, this year’s been awful. And yes, they bite.
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clive
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I think that I can see the white stripe down the centre of the head Ludo Bird Club. So that should make it Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) as you suggest. The original one I posted above didn’t have the stripe which is why I am leaning towards the Aedes aegypti or the Yellow fever mosquito
Take a trip on the Wildside!
https://wildsideholidays.co.uk (Wildlife and nature holidays in Spain)
https://grazalemaguide.com/ (All my web projects in one portal and everything you need to know about Grazalema)
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