Due to the presence of the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, reported cases of mosquito borne diseases have been trending upward across the United States and Carribbean in recent years and the Florida Keys are no exception. 

Daily, the team from The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District utilize a variety of control methods to minimize the impact of all mosquitos, but a large amount of resources are devoted to stopping the Aedes aegypti. 

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes make up small percentage of the  mosquito population in the Florida Keys, however they account for just about all the confirmed cases of mosquito borne disease.

One thing that makes the Aedes aegypti such a prolific disease vector is its practice  to live and reproduce almost exclusively around humans and urban development.

The female Aedes aegypti chooses to lay her eggs in almost any small container that can hold a small amount of fresh water. 

Discarded Tires, boats, kayaks, tarps, pet dishes, flower pots, children's toys, bird baths, etc., all have the ability to quickly produce an abundance of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes if they are not checked and dumped weekly of any accumulated fresh water. 

You can learn much more about stopping the Aedes aegypti mosquito in FKMCD's Homeowners' Guide to Mosquito Control. 

The female Aedes aegypti mosquito has the ability to vector several diseases including:

• Yellow Fever
• Zika
• Chickungunya
• Dengue Fever 

You can learn more about mosquito borne diseases and mosquito prevention by using the resources below.