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French Mayor Imposes Flight Ban on Tiger Mosquitoes

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The French town of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert has made international headlines after its mayor, Olivier Joly, signed an unusual municipal decree. The document officially bans tiger mosquitoes from flying over the entire territory of the municipality “day and night.” The text states that any insect that violates the air ban by “low or circular flights” will face criminal prosecution. Although the decree may seem like a joke, the mayor explained to …

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The decree signed by the mayor on September 1 states that "every tiger mosquito that does not respect" the order "is exposed to legal action."Traps have been set up for mosquitoes, shelters for bats, sun masts to host swallows and also voracious mosquito eaters.

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The mayor of a French city came to the attention of the press around the world after issuing an order prohibiting tiger mosquitoes from flying over its locality. Moreover, insects are "threatened with criminal files if they do not comply with the prohibition.

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The French town of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert has made international headlines after its mayor, Olivier Joly, signed an unusual municipal decree. The document officially bans tiger mosquitoes from flying over the entire territory of the municipality “day and night.” The text states that any insect that violates the air ban by “low or circular flights” will face criminal prosecution. Although the decree may seem like a joke, the mayor explained to …

The mayor of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in France has officially banned tiger mosquitoes from flying over the municipality. In an order issued at the beginning of ...

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fakti.bg broke the news on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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