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Invasive mosquitoes take over Europe and prefer human blood

2021-02-25T23:40:29.724Z


Two investigations analyze the risk of virus transmission based on the food preferences of insects and the most favorable conditions for their expansion


Invasive mosquitoes are taking over Europe.

Four species of the genus

Aedes

(

aegypti,

albopictus, japonicus

and

koreicus)

have settled in urban settings on the continent after arriving, among other strategies, through the trade in used tires or live plants.

They take advantage of any accumulation of water to reproduce and have found a favorable environment for their proliferation.

Research published in

Insects

(MDPI) points to one more risk factor for the already dangerous exp ...

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