A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive

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By Story by Erin Douglas, photos by Isabella…Nov 10, 2025, 5:00 am78 pts
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado. Story by Erin Douglas, photos by Isabella Escobedo GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—It can carry life-threatening diseases.…

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