Aedes mosquitoes
•Aedes mosquitos occur around the world and there are over 950 species.
•They can cause a serious biting nuisance to people and animals, both in the tropics and in cooler climates.
•In tropical countries Aedes aegypti is an important vector of dengue, dengue haemorrhagic fever, yellow fever and other viral diseases.
•A closely related species, Aedes albopictus, can also transmit dengue.
•In some areas Aedes species transmit filariasis.