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French mayor bans 'exasperating' tiger mosquitoes

The mayor of a French town in the Loire Valley has banned tiger mosquitoes, citing "their repeated, low-level or circular flights and their bites that are likely to cause annoyance and exasperation".

French mayor bans 'exasperating' tiger mosquitoes

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The mayor of a French town in the Loire Valley has banned tiger mosquitoes, citing "their repeated, low-level or circular flights and their bites that are likely to cause annoyance and exasperation".

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The mayor of a French town in the Loire Valley has banned tiger mosquitoes, citing "their repeated, low-level or circular flights and their bites that are likely to cause annoyance and exasperation".

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