Tiger mosquitoes now everywhere in France after spreading to Normandy
Tiger mosquitoes now everywhere in France after spreading to Normandy
Health authorities in the northern region of Normandy have recorded the presence of tiger mosquitoes – an invasive species that is now ubiquitous in mainland France. The biting insects, native to Asia,…
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is this because of climate change?
Yes. Cold winters kill these mosquitos, and winters are not that cold anymore.
Happily living in northern Sweden until I have to migrate further north to avoid these fuckers. Regular mosquitos are bad enough here as it is during the summer.
Are... are tiger mosquitos worse than regular ones?
Tiger mosquitos bite during the day as well. They are also quite good at hiding and finding a trace of shade where they will hide until you stop looking for it. Bites sometimes proper hurt too.
These ones can carry malaria and dengue. Climate change means tropical diseases move north too, and these mosquitos are their highway.
Yeah, we have them for a decade here in Dalmatia.
Tiger mosquitoes have been in the US since they hitched a ride in a tire from China in the 80's, before algore invented the internet or global warming. The cold weather didn't stop them from invading Michigan, new york, Pennsylvania, Vermont, new Hampshire....
No, they really are in those places and likely came from China or Asia.
And they fucking bite all around the top of your waste band in the middle of the day when it’s too hot for most mosquitoes.
Was this according to someone's grandpappie?
The Asian tiger mosquito entered the United States in shipments of used tires from northern Asia in the mid-1980s.
Lmao love how people downvote the guy with knowledge because they think they're arbiter of all migrations of invasive species or something lmao