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The Asian tiger mosquito, which can transmit tropical diseases such as dengue fever, seems to be continuing its advance in the Netherlands.
The insect, which comes with transports and holidaymakers, has already been observed this year in twelve places, according to the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) after a message from the NOS. It concerns four residential areas and eight other places, such as tire companies.
“And then most people still have to come back from vacation,” according to the NVWA. Where there were still two in 2020 and four in 2021, there were already eight where the tiger mosquito was found last year. That was separate from other places. The increase was already linked to the increase in holiday and freight and transport traffic after corona. The growth of tiger mosquito populations in holiday countries such as Italy, France, Spain and (southern) Germany would also play a role.
The mosquito season pretty much ends in October, but eggs from this mosquito can also survive a winter and then hatch.
The NVWA asks people to report sightings of mosquitoes in order to combat the animals as quickly as possible. The mosquito, smaller than the normal mosquito, is black and white and has a white stripe on the back. It does not lay its eggs in nature, but rather against a hard edge, such as flower pots and the like. They also find bowls of water very suitable.
The mosquito bites mainly during the day.
2023-08-05 13:10:11
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