En France en 2020, 58 départements sont concernés par le moustique-tigre or Aedes albopictus designated major invasive species. A champion of adaptation, the tiger mosquito is now well established in temperate regions. It carries various diseases and is very dangerous.

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      Another mosquito, the Aedes aegypti vector of the dengue virus 55% of the population is under surveillance, world is now exposed to the dengue virus.

 

        On recense plus de 390 millions de cas chaque année et 20 000 à 30,000 dead. The entire tropical belt is affected each year. Aedes aegypti is a tropical mosquito (which carries dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and zika), present in the south of France in the past, it disappeared with DDT-based treatment and sanitation of the territory.

      Still present in Europe.

There are 3500 species of mosquitoes, they are everywhere from sea level, up to 1200 m altitude. There are mosquitoes everywhere, diurnal and nocturnal!  

 

       On s'intéresse en France particulièrement l'Aedes albopictus (moustique tigre) which has made strong progress in mainland France in recent years.

 

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