The tiger mosquito takes its ease in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
100 municipalities in the department were officially colonized last year, seven more than in 2020. Measures have been put in place to limit its proliferation.
Training is offered by the local Regional Health Agency (ARS), the operator Altopictus or the association of mayors in the department, reports
Sud-Ouest
.
Watch out for standing water
It reminds us how to avoid the multiplication of insects.
Stagnant water, where the larvae develop, must be eliminated.
The public domain and urban areas are monitored and individuals are invited to consult the list of barrier gestures communicated by the ARS.
It is possible to report the presence of tiger mosquitoes via www.signalement-moustique.fr.
On the side of Spain, the situation would be slightly different.
"They have a species that we do not yet have at home, or in any case that we have not yet detected", explains Raquel Ceniceros, engineer in charge of vector control in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
It would be a cousin of the tiger mosquito, the
Aedes japonicus
.
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