Pest Organisms / Yellow Fever Mosquito
Risks
This is a serious public-health vector, not just a nuisance biter. It is the primary vector of yellow fever, has carried dengue and chikungunya in the United States, and transmits Zika. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN792 Source: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/pest-snapshot-yellow-fever-mosquito-aedes-aegypti
Nearly all dengue spreads through the bite of infected *Aedes* mosquitoes, chiefly *Aedes aegypti* and *Aedes albopictus*. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/hcp/travel-associated-infections-diseases/dengue.html Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN792
Because females prefer human blood and feed by day, they carry this risk straight into yards and homes, not just at dusk. Source: https://vectorbio.rutgers.edu/outreach/species/sp5.htm