That isn't correct according to the CDC. See: http://cdc.gov/chikungunya/resources/… Look for the figure labeled "Estimated range of Aedes aegypti in the United States 2016." This mosquito is also the vector for dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses. Rodney From: Ceridwen Lloyd <ceridwen@internode.on.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, April 8, 2016 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Water and Mosquitoes Only if you are in the tropics - the vector for Zika is a tropics-only mosquito. (Of course there are lots of other nasties spread by mozzies so making life hard for them is a good idea wherever you are) Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2016, at 12:46 AM, Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> wrote: > > Should we be concerned about standing water in tubs and buckets for moisture loving bulbs? How to manage this in light of zika and other mosquito vectored virus diseases. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/