This summer are being particularly striking bites a different mosquito that had controlled. This is the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), An invasive species from Asia provinente is installed in the Valencia since 2005 and whose bites are really outrageous by swelling and itching reaching they produce.
The tiger mosquito is between 5 and 10 millimeters and its appearance is characterized by its black and white coloration throughout the body.
Contrary to what it may seem, the tiger mosquito is not a species "of war" in summer, it is an annual issue. What it is true is that in summer it is easier to reproduce and lay eggs and produce larvae in water containers in domestic environments.
The tiger mosquito in Dénia
There are many people who have suffered in recent months this insect bites, which like the rest of mosquito species are produced by the females (males feed on nectar). In Dénia, the Department of Public Health of the Generalitat Valenciana has detected two outbreaks in which you find yourself struggling this summer.
To combat this plague of mosquitoes tiger, from the Department of Pest City of Dénia they are carrying out two tasks: firstly a job cleaning scuppers and other a work of awareness and information to citizens to avoid so simple reproduction of this species.
Among the advice they provide to avoid this reproduction is emptying tanks and renew their water constantly. And, whether in abandoned swimming pools, watering lawns, jars, buckets, pots or plugs, tiger mosquitoes found in places with water to breed the perfect place.
Soon the City Council approved a new specification for granting Antiplagas service in the city for 2015 in which will emphasize demand that spotlights the weekly review of areas of detected reproduction are eliminated, as well as promoting a campaign to inform the citizen awareness.
Tiger mosquito bites
This insect bites are extremely aggressive, leaving a significant swelling in the area and intense itching, but do not go beyond this nuisance.
From the Marina Health Hospital They have no record of having dealt severe pitting or have incidents recorded by this insect because, they say, is difficult to detect whether it is the tiger mosquito bite when someone comes to the emergency room for an aggressive bite.
How to avoid their bites
In addition to fighting playback with the advice we have given above, to avoid their bites it is advisable not to use colonies with sweet smelling soaps and perfume, as they are scents that attract them.
It is convenient escape from the dark and bright colors and shake the clothes have tended abroad and maintain adequate personal hygiene because strong odors attract them.
I live in las rotas and we have suffered from this problem for 3 years. A real hell every summer, without being able to enjoy a single day on the terrace or garden that we have or being able to invite family or friends due to the ferocity of those mosquitoes. They are hardly seen and they devour at tremendous speed. I do not agree when they say that it does not go beyond the annoyance of a bite, they transmit rheumatism-type diseases and that is why the city council should fumigate all infected areas as they did before "not having a budget." It has been a plague in the broken and the marinas for far too long. Find out about the problem they have had in the Barcelona area to realize the reality of the problem.
He says bites do not go beyond swelling and intense itching!
As you can see that the editor of the news has not suffered the visit of such nice beings, since they not only bite 1 time and leave, they bite 5 or 6 and even 11 I have seen in the same person. And the intense stinging lasts for 4 or 5 days throughout the day and all night being unbearable, not being able to sleep ... well, as they proliferate more than they should, we will see how this ends.
Hi, I'm another José Luis de Madrid and I totally agree with my namesake, the ditches are in a sorry state I'm in the Marine and I had to run away from the Mosquitos despite having had to put screens on all the windows the apartment is not enough (more cleaning step please and touch the many squatters who have invaded us.
It is not a small problem for this population in our case we had to leave Denia half of our vacation for this problem that made us unbearable, yet in the apartments on the street dels Furs we were surrounded by plots with irrigation ditches much dirt and not only mosquitoes but rats live, it is very unfortunate that such a beautiful town this so little cared for and in this situation of neglect.