According to our Milwaukee affiliate, the invasive species was first discovered in Wisconsin in 2017.<\/a><\/p>\n“They’re called that because they have black and white stripes on their body, not because they’re particularly dangerous compared to other mosquitoes,” Dowdy said. “However, they can carry diseases like West Nile and Zika.”<\/p>\n
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