SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is Nuclear Winter?

Nuclear explosions trigger a horrendous chain reaction. The instantaneous outcome is the thermal and
blast effect annihilating in and around the area. The mushrooming cloud due to the explosion raises high
in the stratosphere, spreading out the vast quantities of soot and radioactive debris. Some of the debris
falls back to the ground as rain out. The soot and other particles suspended in the atmosphere would block
sunlight and lower the global temperature steeply to subzero levels, ushering in wintery conditions over
the planet. This sequence of events has been termed as “Nuclear Winter”. As a consequence,
photosynthesis would stop leading to the destruction of all green plants
Subsequently oxygen regeneration would cease and carbon dioxide would accumulate. Earth’s radiation
balance and heat budget would get altered leading to drastic changes in the global circulation pattern. The
seasonal monsoons and tropical rains may disappear. The duration and extent of the nuclear winter
scenario would depend on the location, season and intensity of the explosion

How the heat is suddenly generated to the extent of 50,000 Fahrenheit during lighting?

Lighting is essentially an electrically discharge through gases. During the course of formation and
segregation of clouds, some clouds lose electrons and acquire positive charge and other collect those
electrons and become negatively charged

Due to the electrostatic repulsion of similar charges, the static electricity is condensed more on the surface
zones of the clouds. During rain, the clouds move very swiftly causing frequent close encounters. When
clouds holding positive and negative static electrical charges approach one another, they constitute to
form capacitors regionally

A capacitor discharge its accumulated charge once it’s potential and the charge accumulated reach their
limits. The discharge is sudden and occurs in a short span of time. Essentially, the situation is like a built-
in high voltage CR (Capacitor-Resistor) circuit in which charge flows (discharges) through the clouds
(resistor) once the capacitor is maximally charged

During the course of the discharge that takes place in seconds, there is a current I, flowing across the
clouds which have a high potential difference, V between them

Under these circumstances, the electrical energy is converted into heat, which is quantitatively equal to
iVt. Even if the time is short, the voltage V and the current I are in scales of thousands and hence the heat
liberated amounts to temperatures of thousands of degrees Fahrenheit

The temperatures are greater than even those on the surface of the sun (10,000 degrees Fahrenheit). The
heat liberated devastates molecules and particles of the discharged portions of the clouds into a plasma
state, which emits bright polychromatic (white) radiation (lightning light) and sends intense pressure
variations in the atmosphere that results in the exploding loud noise (thunders)

Since the discharge through charged capacitors (clouds) is sudden and the current and voltage are very
large, the heat liberated reaches suddenly to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit during lightning
How is the light produced when an object is burnt?

A chemical reaction is a sample rearrangement of atoms leading to formation of newer substances

(products). Hence, to favour the rearrangement, breaking of bonds in the reactants and making of bonds
between atoms in the products occur
Due to this in every chemical reaction there is involvement of energy (liberation or absorption depending
on the bond energies of the elements in the reactant and the products). The energy involved may be light,
heat or electrical energy
All combustions (burning) are chemicals reactions of a fuel with oxygen in which carbon-hydrogen and
oxygen-oxygen bonds are broken in the reactants (except hydrogen) and carbon-oxygen and hydrogen-
oxygen bonds are formed in the formation of the products
The bond energies of these atoms are in such a way that the energy liberated is always more than the
energy consumed for the breaking of bonds. The net energy is liberated in the form of both light and heat

Diamond is a good thermal conductor. But it is an excellent electrical insulator.

How?

Diamond crystal is a three-dimensional network of carbon atoms. All carbon atoms in the network are
strongly bonded by carbon-carbon covalent bonds. Therefore diamond crystal has a highly symmetric
cubic structure. The carbon atoms in diamond are precisely aligned. Thus diamond is an ideal crystal.
Atoms in the crystal lattices in solids vibrate. These vibrations, called the atomic vibrations facilitate
thermal conduction (transport of heat) in solids. In an ideal crystal, the lattices are so precisely aligned
that they do not interact with each other. Therefore an ideal crystal conducts better than a non-ideal
crystal resulting in ideal crystals having good thermal conductivity, which is a measure of heat
conduction. Diamond being an ideal crystal is thus a good thermal conductor. Mobile electrons facilitate
electrical conduction - flow of current in solids. There are no free mobile electrons in diamond crystal to
facilitate electrical conduction. Thus diamond is an excellent electrical insulator

When a lighted matchstick is shown before another light source, the shadow of the
matchstick is formed on a screen but not the shadow of the flame. Why is it so?

A shadow is a lightless (dark) region formed beyond an opaque object in the direction opposite to the
source of light. An opaque object that comes in the way of light prevents the light that is due to fall
beyond it resulting in the formation of shadow. When a lighted matchstick is shown before a source of
light, the matchstick, being opaque obstructs the light from the source and acts a shadow of it on a screen.
The flame of the matchstick itself is a source of light. The flame throws its own light to fall on the region
beyond it and cannot prevent the light from the other source too. Hence the shadow of the flame is not
formed.

What is the difference between dial up and broadband Internet connections?

The fundamental difference between dialup and broadband connections is the manner in which the
connection is made from PC to the Internet. A dialup service connects to the Internet through a phone line
with a maximum speed of 56kbps. Broadband refers to a connection that has capacity to transmit large
amount of data at high speed. Presently a connection having download speeds of 256kbps or more is
classified as broadband. Broadband comes in a number of forms - depending how the data is delivered -
for example via cable, satellite and most commonly using a telephone line where as a dialup service
always connects to the Internet through a phone line. While using a dialup connection, we need to pay for
a local call every time we dial the Internet. In addition phone line is engaged while we are on the Internet.
With a broadband connection, phone line (if existing phone line is used) can still be used while using the
Internet and both the phone and the Internet work simultaneously and no dialup costs are incurred.
Telecommunication systems were originally built to carry analogue signals. In a dial up connection,
modems are used to translate digital into analogue signals and communicating with Internet. However,
analogue transmission between the subscriber and the telephone company is a bandwidth bottleneck.
Dialup connection speeds make it more difficult to view certain types of media, such as video, and it can
take much longer to download and open email attachments, play online games and so on. In an broadband
system, digital data does not have to be converted into analogue. it uses a different part of the line's
frequency spectrum, offers much wider bandwidth 9more lanes) and does not interfere with the use of the
line for voice transmission. When connected to the Internet, such a connection allows surfing or
downloading much faster than a dial-up connection. Dialup connection users a built-in modem to connect
and does not require a special router, whereas broadband requires a special router or modem. In terms of
security for attack, dialup is more secured then broadband, broadband users need to use a firewall to keep
the computer "invisible" to the outside.

Why are fishes not able to survive in distilled water?

Take a fresh grape fruit and keep it in distilled water for an hour. it is stouter than before. Another fresh
grape fruit kept in salty water for an hour will appear slim and wrinkled. The grape has dissolved
minerals, sugars and other ingredients in its juice. The skin of the grape is a semi permeable membrane
across which water can diffuse from one side to the other through osmosis. When the grape is kept inside
distilled water, the concentration (salinity) of juice in the grape is higher than that of water and water
moves osmotically from outside the grape to inside. Hence the grape appeared stouter. the reverse
happened in the case of salty water. The skin of the fish is like the skin of the grape fruit. If the fish is in
distilled water, there is an osmotic flow of water from outside the fish to the inside because the salinity of
the fish body is higher than that of water. Thus there is danger of dilution of the body fluids of the fish or
at worst that of being blown out if the fish is to be in distilled water for a very long period of time.

Why do eggs become hard on boiling?

Egg contain 67 per cent proteins (in egg white) and 33 per cent fats and proteins (in egg yolk). Egg white
protein is mostly albumin (ovalbumin and Conalbumin) all proteins have primary, secondary and tertiary
structures. Tertiary structure of egg white protein is due to hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen
bonding. They also contain Cysteine amino acid, which has sulfhydryl group (SH). These sulfhydryl
groups form covalent disulfide bonds and hold 2 distant sections of proteins in close proximity.
Disruption of the tertiary structure (or 3 dimensional structure) due to heat, chemicals or acidity is called
"denaturation". When we heat an egg, the, heat breaks the intermolecular forces and the tertiary structure
gets broken. The proteins unfold from their nature folded structure and precipitate forming a white solid
mass

What is the powder like material found on the wings of butterflies? What is its
use?

Butterflies and moths belong to the taxonomic order, Lepidoptera. In Greek, Lepido means scales and
Ptera means wings. In other words, Lepidoptera means scaly wings. As the order name implies, the
powder like materials found on the Butterfly wings are called scales. Butterfly wings have two
membranous layers which are made up of chitinous materials. Wings are nourished by a number of
tubular veins which play a significant role in oxygen exchange. Like all other insects, butterflies also have
two pairs of wings, viz forewings and hind wings. The wing surfaces are generally covered with
unicellular, setae (hair) like or flattened, overlapping scales. Scales are outgrowths of the body wall and
they are of different colours. There are two fundamental mechanisms by which colous are produced on
butterfly wings. the ordinary colour, the first one, is due to the presence of chemical pigments, which
absorb certain wavelengths of the light and transmit or reflect others. The second colour, which is known
as iridescent colour, is produced by the interference of light due to multiple reflections within the physical
structure of a material and thus most of the butterflies’ exhibit brilliant iridescence on their wings. The
scales have different functions such as attracting the opposite sex for mating, warning the predators and
hiding with the background of environment (camouflage). Some male butterflies have scented scales on
their forewings, which release the pheromones to attract their mates.

Why do our eyelashes and eyebrows never continue to gow unlike hair on our
head?

Answer 1: The cilia or eyelashes are hairs situated on the margin of the lids. They are dispensed in two
rows, totalling about 100-150 cilia in the upper lid and half the number in the lower lid. The pigmentation
of the cilia is deeper than that of the scalp hair throughout adult life. The average life of each cilium is
from 3-5 months after which it falls out and a new one grows in to take its place. If the cilia is pulled out
the new one replacing it reaches full size in about 2 months. Since the life of the cilia is only 3-5 months,
it does not grow as long as scalp hairs.

Answer 2: Small organs in the skin, called follicles produce hair. All follicles go through a three-stage
cycle- anagen is a period when the hair grows actively; catagen is marked by a short phase during which
growth winds down; and finally telogen is the stage of rest. The cycle is completed at the end of telogen
and the hair falls and a new hair begins to grow. Scalp hairs (hairs on the head) have the longest anagen
period - four to eight years during which they grow and have just two to four months of rest stage.
Eyelashes, arm hair, and most other hairs on the body have significantly shorter growth periods of one to
six months, followed by a 2-4 month period of rest. That is why these hairs are shorter and appear to grow
to a fixed length. Thus the length of time that the hair is able to spend growing during the growth phase
controls the maximum length of the hair.

Jackfruit is the only fruit that grows also from the tree trunk. What makes this
possible?

The jackfruit tree bears fruits in the trunks or near the base of older branches from where the female
flowers emerge in the first place. Given that jackfruit is the heaviest among the tree borne fruits, reaching
up to 35 kg in weight, it is possible that the trees bear them in the trunk or older branches that are strong
enough to hold the fruit. Another example is the durian tree, which is commonly found in south-east Asia.
Durain fruits can weigh up to 4 kg and emerge in large clusters from the trunk. Both jackfruit and durain
have thick pedicels that hold these large fruits. Jackfruit trees bear male and female flowers in separate
flower - heads.
The male flowers appear in new growth among the leaves above the female flowers. Female flowers
appear on short, stout twigs emerging from the base of the trunk or large branches; sometimes even from
the base of the tree under the soil. Durain flowers appear as a cluster and have bisexual flowers borne on
short, thick twigs. The stigma (female part) matures much earlier than the another bearing stamens (male
part) enabling cross-pollination
JACKFRUIT - Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam - Moraceae

Common Names: Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jaca, and Nangka.

Related Species: Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), Breadnut (A. altilis 'Seminifera'), Champedak (A.
integer), Lakoocha (A. lakoocha), and Marang (A. odoratissimus). Distant affinity: Figs (Ficus spp.),
Mulberries (Morus spp.), African Breadfruit (Treculia African).

Origin: The jackfruit is believed indigenous to the rain forests of the Western Ghats of India. It spread
early on to other parts of India, Southeast Asia, the East Indies and ultimately the Philippines. It is often
planted in central and eastern Africa and is fairly popular in Brazil and Surinam.

Adaptation: Jackfruit is adapted to humid tropical and near-tropical climates. Mature trees have survived
temperatures of about 27° F in southern Florida, but these were frozen to large limbs. Young trees are
likely to be killed at temperatures below 32° F. Unlike its relative, the breadfruit, the jackfruit is not
injured by cool weather several degrees above freezing. There are only a dozen or so bearing jackfruit
trees today in southern Florida and these are valued mainly as curiosities. There are also several trees
planted in the Asian exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. What they will do or how high they will grow remains
a question. The tree is too large to make a suitable container-grown plant.

DESCRIPTION

Growth Habit: The jackfruit tree is handsome and stately. In the tropics it grows to an enormous size,
like a large eastern oak. In California it is very doubtful that it would ever approach this size. All parts
contain sticky, white latex.

Foliage: The leaves are oblong, oval, or elliptic in form, 4 to 6 inches in length, leathery, glossy, and deep
green in color. Juvenile leaves are lobed.

Flowers: Male and female flowers are borne in separate flower-heads. Male flower-heads are on new
wood among the leaves or above the female. They are swollen, oblong, from an inch to four inches long
and up to an inch wide at the widest part. They are pale green at first, then darken. When mature the head
is covered with yellow pollen that falls rapidly after flowering. The female heads appear on short, stout
twigs that emerge from the trunk and large branches, or even from the soil-covered base of very old trees.
They look like the male heads but without pollen, and soon begins to swell. The stalks of both male and
female flower-heads are encircled by a small green ring.

Fruit: Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36
inches long and 20 inches in diameter. The exterior of the compound fruit is green or yellow when ripe.
The interior consists of large edible bulbs of yellow, banana-flavored flesh that encloses a smooth, oval,
light-brown seed. The seed is 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long and 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick and is white and crisp
within. There may be 100 or up to 500 seeds in a single fruit, which are viable for no more than three or
four days. When fully ripe, the unopened jackfruit emits a strong disagreeable odor, resembling that of
decayed onions, while the pulp of the opened fruit smells of pineapple and banana.

There are two main varieties. In one, the fruits have small, fibrous, soft, mushy, but very sweet carpels
with a texture somewhat akin to raw oysters. The other variety is crisp and almost crunchy though not
quite as sweet. This form is the more important commercially and is more palatable to western tastes.
CULTURE

Location:

The jackfruit tree should have a well-drained, frost-free location that is sunny and warm.

Soil: The jackfruit flourishes in rich, deep soil of medium or open texture. Planting on top of an old
compost heap would be ideal. The faster one can force a tropical plant to grow, the better the chance of
keeping it alive. The tree needs the best drainage and cannot tolerate "wet feet".

Irrigation: The tree will not tolerate drought. Water frequently during warm months and warm periods in
cooler months. Less water is necessary during colder weather.

Fertilization: The jackfruit's requirements are not known, but frequent, weak solutions of all-purpose
fertilizer will speed the plant's growth without causing burn. In the regions where it is commonly grown,
it succeeds without much care from man, the sole necessity being abundant moisture.

Frost Protection: Although mature jackfruit trees will take several degrees of frost, it is prudent to
provide young plants with overhead protection if possible and plant them on the south side of a wall or
building. Small plants should be given complete protection with a covering on cold nights and even a
light bulb if possible.

Propagation: Propagation is usually by seeds, which can be kept no longer than a month before planting.
Germination requires 3 to 8 weeks. The seedlings should be moved when no more than 4 leaves have
appeared. A more advanced seedling, with its long and delicate tap root is very difficult to transplant
successfully. Cutting-grown plants and grafted seedlings are possible. Air-layering is common in India.

Pruning: Little or no pruning is required other than to remove any dead branches from the interior of the
tree, so that sufficient light is obtained for the developing fruit.

Pests and Diseases: A variety of pests and diseases afflict the jackfruit tree and fruit regions where it is
commonly grown. In California the white fly is a minor pest.

Harvest: Jackfruits mature 3 to 8 months from flowering. When mature, there is usually a change of fruit
color from light green to yellow-brown. Spines, closely spaced, yield to moderate pressure, and there is a
dull, hollow sound when the fruit is tapped. After ripening, they turn brown and deteriorate rather
quickly. Cold storage trials indicate that ripe fruits can be kept for 3 to 6 weeks at 52° to 55° F and
relative humidity of 85% to 95%. Immature fruit is boiled, fried, or roasted. Chunks are cooked in lightly
salted water until tender and then served. The only handicap is copious gummy latex which accumulates
on utensils and hands unless they are first rubbed with cooking oil. The seeds can also be boiled or
roasted and eaten similar to chestnuts. In Southeast Asia dried slices of unripe jackfruit are sold in the
markets. The ripe bulbs, fermented and then distilled, produce potent liquor.

How does one control the movement of hot air balloons?

Hot air balloons rise into the sky because of the fundamental property of the hot air filled in them; air
when heated becomes lighter (less denser) than the surrounding cold air. The balloon does not have
controls such as accelerator, steering or brake. It is driven by breeze and so there is no control over the
flight path. Ascending is by heating the air with the help of burners suspended beneath it. As a result, the
balloon rises to find its equilibrium with the surrounding air. Descending is by releasing the hot air from
the balloon. Hot air balloon enthusiasts venture out after studying the weather and making sure there are
no strong winds

How does remote control in TV work?

In earlier days, remote controls were based on ultrasonics (sound frequency above the audible range of
frequencies). The controlling circuitry included a hand held transmitter 9that transmits ultrasound) and a
TV-based receiver circuit. Electronic filter and stepper motors were used to allow/select certain
frequencies and perform various functions depending on the key pressed.

But the recent remote controls use infra-red (IR) rays and a special binary (0 and 1) coding mechanism.
The code, intensity and wavelength of the IR wave, help to select different functions. Depending on the
key pressed, a signal is sent out by IR source say, an injection laser diode (ILD). It generates a code in
parallel format. This is converted to a series format by s shift register. This signal is received by photo-
sensitive devices such as an avalanche photo diode at the receiver.

Here another shift register is used to convert the code back to a parallel form. This operates a one-of-n
decoder, which selects one function from a set of "n" predefined functions and executes it.

Why is the power of a loudspeaker expressed in watts?

Unlike sounds generated by human beings, and animals and materials, the sound output of a speaker is
derived from an electrical signal. This electrical signal, like in other electrical appliances, represents the
energy used or work done by a current flowing through it. This power, as we know, depends on the
voltage, current and phase difference between the current and voltage, and is measured in watts. One watt
is the energy or work done at one Joule per second. This scale makes measuring of power output easy for
commercial purposes

What makes the earth rotate?

The earth rotates simply because it has not yet stopped moving. The Solar System, and indeed the Galaxy,
were formed by the condensation of a rotating mass of gas.

Conservation of angular momentum meant that any bodies formed from the gas would themselves be
rotating. As frictional and other forces in space are very small, rotating bodies, including the Earth, slow
only very gradually

What is the difference between a sodium vapour lamp, which gives out a yellowish
colour illumination, and a mercury vapour lamp that gives out a white colour
illumination?

Answer 1: The light in Sodium Vapour lamp is from an atomic emission process whereas in Mercury
Vapour Lamp it is, finally, from fluorescence emission. The mechanism of light emission in a sodium
vapour lamp is simple and straight-forward. The filaments of the lamp sputter fast moving electrons,
which hit the sodium atoms (vapour) causing the valence electrons of the sodium atoms to excite to
higher energy levels and the electrons thus excited relax by emitting the characteristic monochromatic
bright yellow light (589nm).

The mechanism in mercury vapour lamp is more involved and sequential. The sputtered electrons from
the filaments, after having been accelerated by high voltage, hit the mercury atoms.
Here also, the excited electrons of mercury atoms relax by emitting characteristic but ultraviolet (254nm,
invisible) light.

The photons of this ultraviolet light fall on the fluorescent layer on the inner walls of the tube and excite
the molecular bonds of the fluorescent material to various electronic and vibrational energy states. Hence,
the light from the mercury vapour lamp is white.

Answer 2: The basic difference between the two is, the former works by electric discharge (passage of
electricity through sodium vapours at high/low pressure) while the latter works through the combined
effect of electric discharge through mercury vapours and fluorescence from phosphors (luminescent
materials). Although sodium vapour lamps produce much higher light output (about 90 lumens/watt) they
cannot be used in lighting applications where colour-rendering property is very crucial. This is because
most of the light emitted from a sodium vapour lamp is concentrated in the yellow part of the visible
spectrum (around 580-590 nm)

On the other hand, a mercury vapour lamp is quite suitable for lighting applications. This is because; the
mercury vapour lamp can feed almost the entire visible region (380-780 nm) of the human visual system.
Conventional fluorescent lamps can also be called as low-pressure mercury discharge lamps. In this
system, when electric discharge strikes mercury vapours held at low pressure ( a few mm of mercury) it
produces a lot of ultraviolet radiation dominantly at 254 nm inside the column of the discharge tube. This
UV radiation when impinging on the white coating made of fluorescent materials coated inside the
discharge column of the tube will generate white light (called daylight).

Light output from a fluorescent lamp is moderate (60 lumens/watt) while the colour-rendering index is
high.

Both Infrared and Microwave bands are invisible to the human eye. Then how are
IR and microwave images from remote sensing satellites printed? How do they
substitute the wavelengths?

Both infrared and microwaves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which stretches from radio waves
to gamma rays. Each band of this spectrum corresponds to a small range of frequencies. each frequency is
uniquely connected with an energy level.

The total spectrum is very wide. Our eyes respond only to a very small band called the visible band.
However, different chemicals do react to certain higher or lower level of energy bands and hence can be
used as photographic plates for detecting and measuring some of these radiations.

Satellites nowadays use sensors whose working principle is based on photoelectric effect, converting
radiation reaching the sensor into electric charge, which can then be easily measured and processed.

Essentially, the energy detected over a given spectral band, whether it is in the visible, infrared or
microwave band, is converted to an array of digits corresponding to the energy range and radioed to
ground stations.

After receiving it, those values corresponding to the measured energy range (known as grey levels) are
finally printed on a computer screen as a picture or as a conventional photograph.
How does lightning affect TVs?

Lightning is actually a sudden discharge of high voltage and high current arising out of large voltage
(potential) differences between charged clouds. These surges, in their path towards the earth, can strike
power lines and antennae and pass through the wires to the terminal equipment such as TV. The huge
currents and voltages, even though of short life, can damage the electrical components and electronic
circuits which are usually designed for low power. The surges are so powerful that they can destroy the
equipment even if they are off but connected to the mains/antenna

Soaps come in different colours. But why is soap's lather always white in colour?

Lather or foam is nothing but a large collection of small soap bubbles. A soap bubble is, in turn, a very
thin film of soap solution enclosing some air. Because of the low surface tension of soap solution, the
film can stretch and spread and form innumerable bubbles with a very large total surface area.

Due to this, whatever slight tint is present in the thin film of the coloured soap solution gets subdued.
Although a soap film is more or less transparent, the lather or foam looks white because the light striking
this large collection of bubbles gets scattered. That is the reason why all kinds of lather or foam appear
white

Is the mosquito a carrier of AIDS causing virus?

Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
The presence of HIV in blood, semen and vaginal secretion of infected people promotes the spread of the
infection through sexual contact (both heterosexual and homosexual), exposure to contaminated blood
and blood products.

The virus can also be transmitted to the child from the mother. There is no concrete evidence to show that
it is transmitted through insect bites.

Mosquitoes do transmit diseases like Malaria. In the case of AIDS they act as biological vectors and a
certain period of time has to elapse for the parasite to become infective. The vector can transmit the
infection only after the infectious agent undergoes a developmental process or multiplies in its body.

However HIV does not replicate in mosquitoes. Scientists at Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta have
proved that even in mosquitoes injected with HIV contaminated blood, the virus survives only for one
hour. Further, studies on epidemiology of AIDS have provided no evidence linking mosquitoes with
disease.

How many kinds of mosquitoes are there?

Throughout the world there are over 3,000 species of mosquitoes. Florida has 76 mosquito species from
13 different genera, 30 of which occur throughout the entire state. There are 14 species in Bay County.
Each type of mosquito has a common name and a scientific name which includes a genus and a species
name. For instance, the Asian tiger mosquito is the common name, while Aedes albopictus is the
scientific name. Aedes albopictus is a container-breeding mosquito, and on our visits to resident’s homes
this is the most common mosquito found.