An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains
WorldBy Erin Douglas11/15/20251 min read
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
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This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
It can carry life-threatening diseases. Its difficult to find and hard to kill. And its obsessed