Pest Organisms / Yellow Fever Mosquito
Overview
The yellow fever mosquito (*Aedes aegypti*) is a small, dark, day-active mosquito that breeds in standing water around homes and is the chief carrier of yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. This is one houseguest that skips the invitation and bites you while you are wide awake. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN792 Source: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/pest-snapshot-yellow-fever-mosquito-aedes-aegypti
It is a container specialist: a forgotten bucket, a clogged gutter, or even a bottle cap of rainwater is nursery enough, so your own yard is usually the front line. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN792