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16 October 2025 / Vísir / Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason
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Mosquito has arrived in Iceland

Kjósarhreppur, Capital Region, Iceland

A mosquito species, Culiseta annulata, has been confirmed in Iceland after specimens of both sexes were captured in Kjósarhreppur on October 16–18, 2025. The find suggests mosquitoes may now be present in the country, long considered free of them.


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