| Date: 2025/11/14 | File Size: 146.81 MB |
| Duration: 00:00:22 | Frame Size: 3840 x 2160 |
Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito (Aedes albopictus or Stegomyia albopicta) larvae are laying their eggs in water, but they are typically depositing them on the sides of containers like buckets or tires just above the water's surface, not directly in the water. The eggs are hatching into larvae when they are flooded by rain or other water sources, and the larvae are then developing in the water. They are small, wriggling, worm-like "wrigglers" that are staying near the surface to breathe through a snorkel-like siphon and feed on organic debris in the water. After about 10 days and several molts, the fully grown larva is pupating before developing into an adult mosquito. The eggs are very robust and can survive for months, even through dry periods, before hatching when they come into contact with water. Asian tiger mosquito is a member of the Culicidae family and a known vector for yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), West Nile virus, and Zika viruses, like deadly diseases. Here, mosquito larvae are squirming in the water of a flower vase and are being strained out with a cup in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 27, 2025