Eleven species of mosquitos found on Leeward Dutch Caribbean Islands
A 2018 study of mosquito populations on the islands of Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius documented eleven species, including two new species for Sint Maarten, a number of which are known to spread mosquito-borne diseases. Understanding mosquito populations can help local governments to counteract the spread of mosquito-borne diseases and provide insight in the health of local ecosystems.
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 27 June 2020. Eleven species of mosquitos found on Leeward Dutch Caribbean Islands. link