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French Mayor Bans Tiger Mosquitoes | France News

A French mayor has gone viral for banning tiger mosquitoes from his town — yes, really. In Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, a municipal order now targets these pesky insects, which carry dengue and Zika, with fines for any caught violating the no-fly zone. No arrests yet, but the town’s serious: they’ve deployed traps, installed bat and bird habitats, and handed out 250 eco-kits to residents. Everyone’s being urged to eliminate standing water — even tiny puddles — to stop breeding grounds. With climate models predicting tiger mosquitoes could spread across France by 2085, this hyper-local fight…

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