Australia may be facing a monster mozzie season, but experts say much work needs to be done to curb the spread of invasive species that carry nasty diseases.
La Nina weather model has already caused flooding in parts of Queensland and NSW in recent weeks, and the Bureau of Meteorology says large swathes of the country are likely to have an above-average humid summer.
‘But the thing about La Nina is it’s all across the Australia. So it’s not just going to be north Queensland, or Brisbane that’s going to be experiencing increased mosquito populations, it’s going to be all across the country.’.
Much has already been done, and continues to do, for stopping the progress of a disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Perhaps she’ll come back to Wolbachia in future.
The authorities have also been on high alert, also because of the Asian tiger mosquito found in the Torres Strait and several mainland ports.
Dengue fever has spread locally in far-north Queensland after researchers found a way to give the virus the Wolbachia bacteria that prevents it from spreading to humans.
Check in on your garden regularly and tip any sediments in which mozzis may reproduce as well as check the condition of water tanks.
Looking like a bumper #mozzie season with La Nina conditions forecast across most of Australia this summer. Remember to keep your topical #repellents close! https://t.co/4EyrxZMNhm
— Dr Brendan Trewin (@DrBrendanTrewin) December 8, 2021
With climate change, and thus translocation of the MOSQUITO – Dengue will continue to spread…. so PAY ATTENTION! #SOA21 Into Southern China, into Australia, Southern American states… pic.twitter.com/dMkTd6yY18
— Dr. David Lyness (@Gas_Craic) December 7, 2021
Due to climate change and globalization, mosquito species that are native to more southern climes are also spreading in Germany, including the Asian tiger mosquito. Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes are also on the rise pic.twitter.com/6P6bkDKtZP
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2021
