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This exacerbates the problem, as two species — Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) — are capable of transmitting viruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya.
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Dan Sweeney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
In May, the Paris regional health agency laid a network of 526 egg-laying traps across the city to monitor the spread of the tiger mosquito, with this information supported by a citizen-reporting program, and a regional mosquito control agency on hand to help eliminate the insects.
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Anne Pouzargues, WIRED, 26 July 2024
Two of the most notorious are the invasive ankle-biting yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), Kluh said.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Perfectly adapted The tiger mosquito is perfectly adapted to the urban Paris environment.
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Mark Booth, CNN, 14 June 2024
And that includes a large infestation of Asian tiger mosquitoes in 2001 that came over with an ornamental bamboo shipment imported from China.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The hum of a tiger mosquito B. Static from an AOL dial-up connection
C. Glass splintering in an explosion
D.
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Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
The other kind of mosquitoes being targeted in the US are the ones living in your backyard, like the Asian tiger mosquito (part of the Aedes genus).
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Ritu Prasad, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, the bats help regulate populations of insects like the tiger mosquito.
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Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Tiger mosquito.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiger%20mosquito. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
tiger mosquito
noun
ti·ger mosquito
ˈtī-gər-
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