31. They chose Aedes aegypti , a carrier of yellow fever and dengue viruses, because it is easy to breed. 32. Dengue is caused by four viruses spread largely by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, sometimes by the Aedes albopictus. 33. Insecticide-spraying pushed the mosquito, Aedes aegypti , back to a few pockets in the jungle and almost wiped it out. 34. There is concern about yellow fever spreading to southeast Asia, where its vector " Aedes aegypti " already occurs. 35. Plant extracts have shown larvicidal activity against the mosquito " Aedes aegypti " while showing no toxicity to fish. 36. This past week the Pan American Health Organization announced that Aedes aegypti has regained the territory it formerly occupied. 37. An essential oil can be produced from the plant showing deterrent and larvicidal activities against " Aedes aegypti ". 38. Zika is primarily spread by the female " Aedes aegypti " mosquito, which is active mostly in the daytime. 39. The infection soon spread to other humans and into the " Aedes aegypti " mosquito population, greatly increasing transmission. 40. So far, this is true for only a handful of species, one of which is the yellowfever mosquito, Aedes aegypti .
