lily wheeles invasive species padlet by Lillian Wheele https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1 Asian Tiger Mosquito en-us 2020-10-15 13:29:46 UTC 2025-12-01 21:39:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Asian Tiger Mosquito 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832239848 2020-10-15 13:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832239848 1. What is the species scientific name? 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832263474 The common name for the Asian Tiger Mosquito is Aedes albopictus.]]> 2020-10-15 13:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832263474 2. What is the species native geographical location/habitat? 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832291013 The Mosquito organianatied in Asia, but when transporting goods to the US they also had came with. So their habbitat is near tropical and subtropical areas such as Flordia, California. ( mostly in the types of areas.)]]> 2020-10-15 13:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832291013 3. What is the speices invaded geograhpical location/habbitat? 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832330428 The mosquitos invaded many countries throughout transportation. The invaded started with the shipments of tires from Southeast Asia.]]> 2020-10-15 13:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832330428 4. How was this speices introduced? 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832366406 The Asian tiger mosquito was introduced to the united states, in tire casings imported for recapping.]]> 2020-10-15 14:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/832366406 5. Was the introduction intentional or accident? Explain. 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835504591 Accident, because they have just been discovered in the 1980s when they first found them, Asia did not know until the US contacted Asia.]]> 2020-10-16 13:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835504591 6. What is the speices impact on the ecosystem? 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835532332 The mosquito takes a role to be food for bats, birds, and spiders. They don't really impact much on the ecosystem, they die in a week or month. So they basically play the role of food and a reproduction source.]]> 2020-10-16 13:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835532332 7. How can we prevent more invasions of this organism? 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835564607 Clear any water from tires, food containers, and buckets. Make sure to clean any bird baths, pet dishes and plastic covering on pools to stop them from reproducing.]]> 2020-10-16 13:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835564607 Website sources links... 3426054 https://padlet.com/3426054/6oza16vi5xl8qym1/wish/835589456 http://www.idph.state.il.us/
https://www.mosquitosquad.com/
https://cisr.ucr.edu/

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