An exotic mosquito that has the prospective to spread deadly diseases has been detected in north Queensland.
The grownup Asian tiger mosquito was collected in a schedule monitoring trap at Cairns port late last week and is believed to have arrived on an worldwide vessel.
The Asian tiger mosquito can bite dozens of instances a minute. It is capable of spreading conditions such as chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, dengue and yellow fever.
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Although it is nevertheless to create itself on the mainland, populations have existed in the Torres Strait Islands for about a decade.
Mosquito researcher Nigel Beebe stated the tiger mosquito was generating a “world domination” move.
“We really do not want that thing right here, we are attempting quite difficult to hold it out,” he said on Tuesday.
“Modelling has suggested it will go as far as Melbourne and Adelaide. We contact it the barbecue buster and individuals will truly dislike it since it will hammer them.”
Authorities acted swiftly to destroy any other grownup mosquitoes that might have entered Cairns port.
A Division of Agriculture spokeswoman said prospective breeding and resting internet sites had been treated with a residual insecticide and fogging had been undertaken.
Added mosquito traps had been deployed and have been becoming monitored everyday.
“There have been no further Asian tiger mosquitoes detected,” the spokeswoman explained.
Exotic, possibly deadly Asian tiger mosquito detected in north Queensland
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