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A new invasive mosquito that spreads yellow fever has landed in South Florida and could spread northward across the state. The University of Florida published a new study suggesting the mosquitoes may spread north along Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The Florida Strait had served as a barrier to Aedes scapularis, but now that it crossed the watery divide, it could spread out beyond South Florida to other environmentally suitable areas. Model prediction including the model calibration region and the projection region; red areas indicate high predicted suitability and blue areas indicate low predicted suitability; (B) standard deviation of predicted suitability values across 100 bootstrap replicates; light blue areas indicate higher standard deviation values and dark blue areas indicate low standard deviation values. Climate change, international travel and global trade are all factors in the spread of invasive species.