Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms

✍️ Joe Hernandez 📅 October 22, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 23, 2025

Summary: The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.

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Icelanders may be the last group of people on Earth to experience the pesky bite of a mosquito.

This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's histo

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