<em>Ae albopictus</em> (IMAGE)

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<em>Ae albopictus</em>

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This composite image shows a female (left) and male (right) Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Male Ae. albopictus will attempt to mate with females of another mosquito species with overlapping habitat, the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti). Cross species matings may sterilize the Ae. aegypti females for life and contribute to rapid competitive displacements of A. aegypti, as observed in the areas of the southeast United States associated with tiger mosquito invasions.

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J. Newman, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida.

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