• Victor@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      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?

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        7 months ago

        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.

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          7 months ago

          These ones can carry malaria and dengue. Climate change means tropical diseases move north too, and these mosquitos are their highway.

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      7 months ago

      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…