According to Fumakilla, the peskiest mosquito species on Japan’s main island of Honshu is the “Aedes albopictus.” The critters are more active when temperatures range between 25 and 30 ...

These mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, are responsible for spreading dengue virus and are also notorious for spreading other illnesses like chikungunya, Zika ...

Over the last 20 years, there has been a tenfold increase in reports of dengue—an infectious disease that spreads to humans through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus ...

The Aedes albopictus mosquito carries the virus that causes dengue fever, which can prove fatal. The mosquito is said to thrive in areas where the average annual temperature is 11 degrees or higher.