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Aedes aegypti found for the first time in San Diego

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
Mosquito that can carry deadly disease found in San Diego

By TONY PERRY

A kind of mosquito known to spread the deadly dengue hemorrhagic fever has been found in San Diego for the first time.

Four "yellow fever" mosquitoes - formal name, Aedes aegypti - were found in offices at the 32nd Street Naval Station. Whether the mosquitoes arrived on Navy ships is unclear, according to Chris Conlan, supervising vector entomologist for San Diego County.
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-deadly-mosquito-20141028-story.html
 
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