Know Your Enemy

*How to tell Aedes aegypti from Aedes albopictus?*
Thorax of Ae. aegypti with silvery straight and curved lines (lyre-shaped)	Thorax of Ae. albopictus only with a single broad line
*How did Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus was named?*
The word *aegypti* means from Egypt (Tropical Africa)	The word *albopictus* means white-painted in Latin
*What is the origin country of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus?*
Aedes aegypti is not indigenous and came to Malaysia through travelling of people by ship from tropical Africa	Aedes albopictus is our local mosquito, i.e. it is indigenous in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries and travelled to other parts of the world through export especially used automobile tyres for use as artificial reef
*Where do they rest and lay eggs?*
Bites, rests, and lays eggs both indoors and outdoors	Mostly an outdoor (garden) mosquito
*What is their biting behaviour*
Sneaky biter	Aggressive biter
*Where is their breeding preference?*
The major breeding places are human-made containers such as can, tin, bottle etc	Shows preference for for natural containers such as tree holes and bamboo internodes etc., but can also breed in man-made containers