Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms

Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms



<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4800×3200+0+0/resize/4800×3200!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2Fb8%2Fae9d984c412f9c1ab649ac9a475b%2F2a4wj2t.jpg' alt='A Culiseta annulata mosquito, seen here in the United Kingdom’s Stodmarsh Nature Reserve, as been found for the first time in Iceland.’/>

The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.

(Image credit: Robert Pickett)