2023-04-23 09:00:00
It had been reported in neighboring departments for a few years, but the first identifications of its presence in Loiret only date from 2021. In Orléans and Olivet, first.
Since 2022, the presence of the tiger mosquito has been confirmed in eight other municipalities in Loiret: Saint-Jean-de-Braye, La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Saint-Denis-en-Val, Montargis , Villemandeur, Sully-sur-Loire and Pannes.
In the Centre-Val de Loire, the invasive species has been reported in 30 municipalities. A rapid increase since 2020, caused by human movements, which unwittingly transport eggs or mosquitoes from infested areas. Because the tiger mosquito does not move by itself beyond a hundred meters.Since 2022, Loiret has entered the national vigilance map
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