Aedes albopictus also called the Asian tiger mosquito that can transmit the viruses that cause dengue fever. The tiger mosquito is a very efficient vector of a variety of mosquito-borne pathogens that cause debilitating diseases in humans and domestic animals, the female mosquito lays eggs in water holding containers around or further away from homes, tree holes and bamboo internodes. This species is small, black mosquitoes with white stripes on their back and on their legs, bites during the day time.
