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Pest control groups prepare for mosquito boom in rich countries as planet warms

Rise in temperatures has led to the spread of disease-carriers to higher altitudes

Pest control companies are developing ways to combat the growing number of mosquitoes carrying life-threatening diseases such as malaria and dengue fever into new areas of the world as a result of climate change.

The rise in temperatures has led to the spread of mosquito-borne diseases to higher altitudes and areas of the developed world where they had previously not been prevalent.

Local dengue transmission has been reported in multiple European countries including France, Spain, Croatia and Italy, as well as in parts of the US and Japan. 

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