Aedes albopictus

[Cebu_4_2]

These little fuckers are everywhere, they are almost invisible and you cant feel them on you til you start itching. I hate these more than flies. Tried fogging a few times with no luck.

Aedes albopictus


Aedes albopictus


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Aedes_Albopictus.jpg/220px-Aedes_Albopictus.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aedes_Albopictus.jpg)


Female at the start of feeding


Scientific classification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification)


Kingdom:
Animalia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal)


Phylum:
Arthropoda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod)


Class:
Insecta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect)


Order:
Diptera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly)


Family:
Culicidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito)


Genus:
Aedes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes)


Species:
A. albopictus


Binomial name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature)


Aedes albopictus
(Skuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_A._Askew_Skuse), 1894)


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Albopictus_distribution_2007.png/220px-Albopictus_distribution_2007.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Albopictus_distribution_2007.png)


Dark blue: Native range
Teal: introduced (as of December 2007)


Synonyms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym_%28taxonomy%29)


Culex albopictus Skuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_A._Askew_Skuse), 1894



The Tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta), from the mosquito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito) (Culicidae) family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_%28biology%29), is characterized by its black and white striped legs, and small black and white striped body. It is native to the tropical and subtropical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropics) areas of Southeast Asia; however, in the past couple of decades this species has invaded many countries throughout the world through the transport of goods and increasing international travel.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_albopictus#cite_note-Scholte-1) This mosquito has become a significant pest in many communities because it closely associates with humans (rather than living in wetlands), and typically flies and feeds in the daytime in addition to at dusk and dawn. The insect is called a tiger mosquito because its striped appearance is similar to that of a tiger. Aedes albopictus is an epidemiologically (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology) important vector (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28epidemiology%29) for the transmission (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_%28medicine%29) of many viral pathogens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathogen), including the Yellow fever virus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever), dengue fever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever) and Chikungunya fever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya),[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_albopictus#cite_note-2) as well as several filarial nematodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filariasis) such as Dirofilaria immitis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirofilaria_immitis).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_albopictus#cite_note-Cancrini2003-3)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Aedes_Albopictus.jpg

[Glass]

I find for mozzies you need to wipe/spray on a repellant. I also use citronella candles, oil lamps and incense sticks. Don't know if you can get it there. It is a plant oil they add to these things. When you burn it the smell is a lot like citrus making it bearable. I find I have to have a few things going at once. It can get a bit strong on the fumes but it keeps most things bug away. Spiders particularly hate it and will up and move.

[Dogman]

Tigers are everywhere here now along with some noseeums and B52 stratofortiess that just look like mosquitoes.

When stationed in Thailand, got introduced to mosquito coils would burn for hours and they worked great as long as there was no wind or a screened room. No a/c just fans in summer.

The coils I have found in the states are not as good.

[Cebu_4_2]

In the mountains there is always a breeze which is probably why the fogging doesn't take hold. It worked very well at the old place, kinda like a mosquito kill fog. Fogged 3 times and was good all summer, here not so much. I can simply go out for half a cigarette and get chowed 3-5 times and never know it until I come back in.

Not much into rubbing chemicals on myself or the family so experimenting with listerine and adding stuff to it. Alone you have to apply it every half hour or it will fail. Added oregano oil just to see if it mixes, too foamy to tell yet. Might be a good carrier to add more effective oils if they dissolve.

[expat4ever]

Try bats. I have a bunch of them I see flying around here all the time. they eat a huge amount of bugs in a night including mosquitoes. I live in the forest and find that nature keeps itself in check fairly well.

[Hitch]

Try bats. I have a bunch of them I see flying around here all the time. they eat a huge amount of bugs in a night including mosquitoes. I live in the forest and find that nature keeps itself in check fairly well.

Yup, build a bat house. Make a home for the little guys. I've wanted to do this for quite some time, but can't for many reasons. Bat's are pretty cool. I had one fly into the boat once. They make no sound at all, but he almost hit me in the head. They come close but know not to hit anything. He also found his way out of the boat after checking things out.

http://www.batconservation.org/bat-houses