Mosquitos

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that 2.5 billion people are at risk from one of the world's fastest-emerging infections, which has "grown dramatically in recent deades."

 

Officials at the WHO say Asia, home to 70 percent of the at-risk population, has seen a rise in dengue mainly because of higher temperatures due to climate change, rising populations and greater international travel.

A Water Mosquito

 

CULEX STIGMATOSOMA

This mosquito is referred to as a “foul water”

mosquito due to its association with polluted water. C. stigmatosoma is a dark bodied, medium-sized mosquito with a prominent white band on its’ proboscis (beak) and white bands on the tarsi (feet). It is further characterized by black scales which form

dots “….” along the underside of the blunt-tipped abdomen.

                                                     Nisha Yasin and Gulnar Fatima