"How to Identify and Report the Tiger Mosquito in Belgium - Citizen Census Campaign"

2023-05-29 05:00:00

Coming from Asia in the early 2000s, it continues to pursue its invasion of Europe. Smaller than the classic mosquito, its bites are more painful. Above all, it can transmit serious diseases.

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By Frederic Delepierre

Published on 05/29/2023 at 07:00
Reading time: 4 mins

NBlack, it sports white stripes on the body and a longitudinal white line in the central position on the thorax as well as white rings on the legs. Which earned him his nickname of tiger mosquito. Generally not exceeding 5 mm, it has only a pair of functional wings of black color. Although it is slower in flight than other mosquitoes and seems clumsy, the insect from Asia nevertheless represents a real danger if it happens to spread. This is why Sciensano and the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (IMT) are jointly launching a census campaign this summer. To find out where the mosquito is spreading in Belgium, they invite citizens to monitor it and, in case of suspicion, to photograph it to report it on the platform. www.surveillancemoustiques.be.

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