Aedes aegypti is species mosquitoes that can carry dengue virus causes dengue fever. Besides dengue, Aedes aegypti is also the carrier of yellow fever virus (yellow fever) and chikungunya. The spread this species is very wide, covering almost all tropical regions around the world.
As carrier of dengue virus, Aedes aegypti is main carrier (primary vector) and Aedes albopictus along with create a virtuous cycle spread dengue in villages and towns. Given the ferocity of dengue fever, the public should be able to recognize and know the ways to control this type for help reduce spread dengue fever.
Morphological characteristics
- Adult mosquito Aedes aegypti has a medium body with a brownish-black.
- Body and legs covered with scales with a silvery-white stripes.
- At the back (dorsal) body were two curved vertical lines on the left and right which is characteristic from this species.
- The scales on the body of mosquitoes are generally easy to fall off or apart making it difficult to identify in the old more mosquitoes.
- The size and color of this mosquito species often differ between populations, depending on environmental conditions and nutrients that are obtained during the development of mosquitoes.
- Male and female mosquitoes do not have differences in terms of size.
- Male mosquitoes are generally smaller than the female mosquitoes and there are thick hairs on the antenna male mosquitoes. Both of these traits can be observed with the naked eye