2. Tiger Mosquitoes By: Krishna and Bhavisha

3. Name of species Scientific name- Aedes Albopictus Common name- Tiger mosquitoes Kingdom- Anamalia Phylum- Arthropod Class - Insecta

4. Distribution From Asia Came to USA in 1985 in Texas Came by tires imported here by Japan Can be found anywhere in North America and asia

5. Effects on people Can cause LaCrosse encephalitis, a virus which humans het through an infected mosquito bite Now people come out of the woods early because mosquitoes some out at night

6. Effects on ecosystem Tiger mosquitoes ( female) get blood from other animals They don’t effect the ecosystem that much

7. Food web In the food web below the rat is getting energy by eating a mosquito ( insect)

8. Reasons for success They have plenty of food Enough area to navigate places

9. Issues for the future People say that there is no way to control this but investigators are planning a trap to capture them Trade offs are that they might be able to trap the mosquitoes but they might get infected with a bite.