Facts About Aedes

• The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a small black mosquito with white bands on its legs and body .

• It likes to live indoors and near humans .

• It likes to rest in cool shaded places in houses such as in wardrobes, laundry areas, and under tables and furniture .

• Its bite is often relatively painless, so people may not notice they are being bitten or they may think they are being bitten by sandflies/biting midges.

• The mosquito feeds during daylight hours .

• Biting activity is higher in the two hours after sunrise or before sunset, but they will bite throughout the day .