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Aedes albopictus, also known as Asian tiger mosquitoes, arrived in L.A. County in 2001 and have since drawn complaints about their unusually aggressive, daytime biting.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The virus is transmitted from human to human by mosquitoes, the culprit in France being the invasive tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus.
—Anne Pouzargues, WIRED, 26 July 2024
This exacerbates the problem, as two species — Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) — are capable of transmitting viruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya.
—Dan Sweeney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
In May, the Paris regional health agency laid a network of 526 egg-laying traps across the city to monitor the spread of the tiger mosquito, with this information supported by a citizen-reporting program, and a regional mosquito control agency on hand to help eliminate the insects.
—Anne Pouzargues, WIRED, 26 July 2024
Two of the most notorious are the invasive ankle-biting yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), Kluh said.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Perfectly adapted The tiger mosquito is perfectly adapted to the urban Paris environment.
—Mark Booth, CNN, 14 June 2024
And that includes a large infestation of Asian tiger mosquitoes in 2001 that came over with an ornamental bamboo shipment imported from China.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The hum of a tiger mosquito B. Static from an AOL dial-up connection
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—Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Tiger mosquito.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiger%20mosquito. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
tiger mosquito
noun
ti·ger mosquito
ˈtī-gər-
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