Zzzzz… Zzzzz… what? Still this mosquito dirt that comes to graze our ear in the middle of winter night? Yes … but rest assured: it is not the tiger mosquito, at the origin of the dengue epidemic this summer. This one has indeed disappeared in November. The other, which we see at the moment, is rather brown in color. And slower, moreover: it is easier to catch it. It is called the Culex Pipiens Molesus.
“It is a species that lives rather outside but when the cold arrives, it takes refuge in the houses or in the cellars until February”explains Grégory L’Ambert, entomologist within the Interdepartmental Agreement for the Demoustication of the Mediterranean Littoral (EID).
He stings to stay alive
“It is a mosquito that is more discreet, which will sting from time to time to stay alive because its metabolism is slowed down, it needs protein.”
-According to the expert, it is also found in old buildings with health empty “Since he will lay his eggs in places where there is water. In any case, there is not an abnormally high activity in mosquitoes”tempers Grégory l’Ambert. RAS, therefore.
Except for the aggressive Tiger mosquito, whose larvae will hatch from April (except for those who were able to continue living in greenhouses at 25 degrees). Finally, if we could have Culex all year round …
