Tiger mosquitoes were found three times in Amsterdam in September, according to data from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. It is the first time that the invasive mosquito, which can transmit various diseases like dengue fever, has been found in the Dutch capital. According to the platform Stop invasive exotics, tourists from Italy, France, and Spain should …
Tiger mosquitoes, an Asian mosquito that can transmit dangerous diseases like dengue fever, have been found in five Dutch municipalities so far this year - in Westland, Lansingerland, Lelystad, Assen, and Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Dutch food and consumer product safety authority NVWA announced. If a tiger mosquito is caught, the NVWA checks an area of 100 meters around …
