"THE MOST INVASIVE EUROPE": HOW THE MOUSTIQUE TIGRE HAD COLONIZÉ THE FRANCE MÉTROPOLITAINE IN 20 ANS

THE MOUSTIQUE TIGRE

The commune of Bois-Guillaume is located between the tigre moustique pattes. Following alerts in 2023, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) reaffirmed its presence in this border city of Rouen, in the Seine-Maritime, in March 2024. Being the last metropolitan area to be completely destroyed, Normandie is surprised to see this bug, which is no bigger than a centimeter of European space, settle on its soil. 

It's "l'espèce d'Europe la plus invasive, celle qui a colonisé le plus vite et le plus largement" . Le moustique tigre, originaire d'Asie du Sud-Est, a colonisé les États-Unis, l'Amérique latine et l'Europe en Quelques décennies grâce à ses six longues pattes et 5 millimètres de longueur. 

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