Be careful with cutting. France is in the grip of a heat wave this week, bringing summer temperatures, but it is also an invasive species that could be dangerous, tiger mosquito, This pest is already flourishing in many departments kept on red alert.

The Vigilance Moustics site has put more than 60 metropolitan departments on red alert against the tiger mosquito, which means that The species is “established and active” in the respective areas., The tiger mosquito can carry tropical diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya or the Zika virus.

According to the Mosquito Vigilance Map, A large part of France is concerned From this red alert mainly the south and the center of the country. five departments on orange alert “Punctual interceptions”: Haute-Loire, Allier, Yonne, Loire-et-Cher, Ile-et-Villain and Oise. Other departments are on Yellow Alert “Entomological Monitoring.” Overseas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, Réunion and Mayotte are on highest alert limits reported cases of the disease.