Three Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes You Should Know
The Aedes aegypti mosquito has very distinctive black and white markings. Aedes mosquitoes include several species behind some of the world's most significant mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. 2 This group includes two pests of special concern: the yellow fever mosquito, known by the scientific name Aedes aegytpi, and the Asian tiger mosquito, also ...