Claim: Higher Temperatures Make Zika Mosquito Spread Disease More Sorry, the Aedes aegypti predates global warming. The AP reports: As recently as 1963, the Aedes aegypti was in nine southern states, according to this NYTimes report: The mosquito was eradicated with DDT. Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit