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Identifying Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Dengue Asian Tiger Mosquito Species
How to Identify Aedes Mosquito (Aedes Aegypti Mosquito)
Approximately, there are 3,600 species of mosquito and the word "mosquito" originate from spanish that means "little fly". They have narrowed segment body, a set of wings, pair of halter, six mildly hair legs, and needle life mouth part. Not all mosquitoes live to feed on blood of mankind or animals. When bitten, the first most common reactions areย itching, inflammation and red swelling bumps.
Only some type of mosquito can be categorise and label as vectors. Vectors are animal, insect, or ticks that are capable to spreads virus (germs) to humans. Example of viruses and parasites that aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmits. They can make you suffer from mosquito dengue virus, yellow fever virus,ย chikungunyaย virus and zika virus.
West nile virus is a virus transmitted to humans through bites from an infected culex mosquito. Some mosquitoes do not spread germs when the bite occurs and goes away within half an hour. These type of adult mosquitoes that are categorise as nuisance mosquitoes. The female mosquitoes require a blood meals to produce mosquito eggs to populate.
Wolbachia Aedes Suppression Technology
Male Wolbachia Mosquitoes in Singapore
Dengue viruses are transmit to humankind through the stealth bite of an infectย mosquito aedes species (Aegyptiย orย Albopictus). The white stripes mosquitoes are well known to spreadย zika,ย chikungunya, and various mosquito borne disease. About half of the world's population, that is approximately 4 billions of people, live in places with a risk of dengue. Dengue is frequently the main reason for illnesses in areas with uncontrolled breeding sites and higher risk red zone.
Every year, approximately 400 millions of people get infect with dengue fever. Approximately 100 millions of people fall sick from the transmit diseases infections. And around 40,000 dies from severe dengue virus symptoms.ย Unfortunately, people can be infect by the virus multiple times in their lifetime causing a drop in platelet count.
NEA Environmental Health Institute have made various intensive studies to prevent and mosquito control methods. They have found that theย project wolbachia aedesย suppression technology is the most suitable for Singapore. Experts from Singapore, Australia, and United States recommends that Singapore explore the method of theย wolbachia mosquito suppression technology. This will help to provide the results to further reduce the risk to public health of dengue cases and virus transmission.ย
The releases of male wolbachia mosquitoes in Singapore have significantly reducedย the aedes aegyptiย mosquito populations. Study sites listed such as Yishun, Tampines, Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok resulting by going up to about 98%. The exact locations of the study sites shown after at least a year of releases have jumped to 88% lower.
Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
How to Identify Dengue Mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes lay their eggs on the surface of the water and with our mosquito trap it helps stop the breeding process. this National Environmental Agency officer conductย regular inspectionsย to homes and other business sites. Carefully checking in stagnant water sources for any potential breeding grounds and collect samples for laboratory examination. Owners of the property that are mosquito breeding bear a hefty fine or for some imprisonment.
Our countryย tracks dengue clustersย surging in the city with a regular update in NEA site and estate alert posters. Plenty of pest control companies and ways to prevent them exist. Ultimatelyย Innovative Pest Management servicesย is the best mosquito control in Singapore to rid of mosquito problems effectively.
They can be easily identify from any other species of mosquitoes by their narrowed looking and significantย black bodies. The abdomen of the insect has a unique pattern of lighter and darker scales shade. All their legs have a strip pattern of light and dark colours. Adult females are easy to recognise because of the shape abdomen that are usually more pointy towards the ends.
Additionally, they have sensory structures close to their mouth.ย Aedesย mosquitoes usually sense carbon dioxide and land to bite human with proboscis facing downwards parallel to the ground. Only the female mosquito transmits viruses, while the male plays an important role of mating to populate. Approximately 7ย days to 5 months is how long do mosquitoes live for.
Studies have found 422 and 682 proteins exclusive to male vs femaleย mosquito aedes aegypti. Male species are usually smaller in size than females. Comparing to the males and females species, the females have a needle like proboscis, which are use for piercing through skin. Usually confused during identifying if it is a bed bug bites or mosquito bites.
Aedesย mosquitoes feeding activity peaks occur during dawn and dusk. Their breeding habitat varies and can be unpredictable. We have found mosquito larvae in tree holes, mailboxes, flower pots, air conditioner drip trays, and more. They rather live in close contact with mankind and lay their eggs in standing water indoors.
