• Victor@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Happily living in northern Sweden until I have to migrate further north to avoid these fuckers. Regular mosquitos are bad enough here as it is during the summer.

    Are… are tiger mosquitos worse than regular ones?

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      8 months ago

      Tiger mosquitos bite during the day as well. They are also quite good at hiding and finding a trace of shade where they will hide until you stop looking for it. Bites sometimes proper hurt too.

      • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        These ones can carry malaria and dengue. Climate change means tropical diseases move north too, and these mosquitos are their highway.

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          8 months ago

          Yeah, we have them for a decade here in Dalmatia.