r/casualEurope • u/PinkSeaBird • 24d ago

Mosquito distribution among each European country

Does anyone know the most prevalent Mosquito species in each European country or where I could find that info?

In Croatia and Italy I get heavy allergic reaction to mosquitoes, probably I have Skeeter syndrome. But in my home country (Portugal) I do not get such big reactions. I get a small bump but thats it. Same in Malta, either they have very little mosquitoes or I just didn't get a huge reaction.

So this makes me curious about mosquitoes species distribution among Europe because clearly I am very allergic to some species.

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u/RobertDeveloper 24d ago

do countries still activly combat mosquitos? In Italy in the past there were people spraying areas but I have not seen that in years.

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u/grumpyfucker123 23d ago

They'll spray sometimes in parts of Spain if the numbers are really high, or around Sevilla because of dengue virus.

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u/RobertDeveloper 23d ago

On Sardinia mosquitos can carry dengue virus and west nile virus.