Mosquitoes are the animals in the world that cause the most deaths. The small blood-sucking insects are carriers of several diseases – dengue fever, malaria, and West Nile virus – and with climate changes, the dangerous species are spreading further north.
"It's only a matter of time before they show up in Sweden", says Anders Lindström, researcher at SVA, in a press release.
The public's submitted mosquitoes will contribute to the research project that will be used to make better analyses of risks for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
"We are particularly interested in mapping the mosquitoes that exist where people exist. It's those mosquitoes that carry the greatest risk of infection spread" says Tobias Lilja, researcher at SVA.
From Wednesday, the page for reporting mosquitoes is open on Artportalen. There are also instructions on how to catch the mosquitoes and send them in.
