Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up

In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. But that all changed in 2025, when three Culiseta annulata specimens were discovered in a garden in K...

Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up
Image: Phys.org
In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. But that all changed in 2025, when three Culiseta annulata specimens were discovered in a garden in Kjós, just north of the capital Reykjavík.

Originally published at Phys.org

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