Invasive Asian tiger mosquito loves the standing water near your house

This image depicts a closeup, left lateral view of a female, Aedes albopictus mosquito, which was in the process of inserting its needle-like proboscis through the skin surface of its human host, in order to obtain its sought-after blood meal. A. albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, has been found to be a vector of West Nile virus.