Backyard Mosquito

A common mosquito occurring throughout all of Australia, which will regularly attack humans during the day in shaded areas, but also feeds during morning, evening and night. Can vector Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus in humans. Also a known vector of dog heartworm.

This species eDNA probe was developed from tissue samples collected in the lower Murray-Darling basin. Likely to work across most populations. Call us to discuss the applicability of this probe to your region.