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The
Asian tiger mosquito (updated
21 and 23 May 2007)
Since the 1980s, the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes
(Stegomyia) albopictus) has been spreading quickly from
eastern Asia into many tropical, subtropical, and even temperate
regions of the world. Among other regions, it is now firmly established
in much of Latin America, in a minimum of 26 states of the US, in parts
of Africa and much
of southern and parts of central Europe.
Asian tiger mosquitoes bite during the day, with humans,
domestic and wild animals as hosts. (Picture:
CDC
/ James Gathany) Like Aedes
aegypti, they are container breeders, and their
eggs habe been observed to survive winters with temperatures below the
freezing point. Rain water in tyres is among the favorite breeding
places for Ae. albopictus in the human proximity.
In fact, the animal was most likely spread as a blind passanger in
shipments of used tyres and also of the so-called lucky bamboo. (Picture: M. Bitzhenner) Aedes
albopictus is a competent and
often important vector of dengue,
yellow fever, chikungunya
and other viruses. In the US, West Nile, eastern equine
encephalomyelitis and Cache Valley virus have been isolated from Asian
tiger mosquitoes; all these viruses are known to cause disease in
humans. Learn more about
investigations, field trials
and studies using the BG-Sentinel to trap Aedes
albopictus:
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NEW
Krueger & Hagen (2007) Short communication: First record of Aedes albopictus in Gabon, Central Africa.
Tropical Medicine and International Health 12: 1105-1107. (Abstract with quotations, 29 kb)
- NEW
Obenauer P.J. & Kaufman P.E. (2007) Aedes
albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) trap
performance at different heights in north-central Florida suburban and
sylvatic
locales. Presented on December 10, 2007, 9:41 AM, at the
 55th
Anunual Meeting of the ESA in San Diego, CA, USA. - Foley K. (2007) The BG-Sentinel. (Presentation at
the Annual Meeting of
the Virginia Mosquito Control Association.) 300 kb
- Johnson J. (2007) Huntington flood response 2006.
(Presentation at the Annual Meeting of
the Virginia Mosquito Control Association. 2.4 mb -
This presentation's slide with the catching rates for Ae. albopictus.
43 kb )
- Meeraus W. et al. (2007) Field comparison of
novel and gold standard traps for collecting Aedes albopictus in
northern Virginia. (Presentation at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic
Mosquito Control Association.) 1 mb
- Kawada H. et al (2007) Comparative laboratory
study on the reaction
of Aedes aegypti
and Aedes albopictus
to different attractive cues in a mosquito trap. Journal
of Medical Entomology 44:
427-432. (Complete article, 905 kb) -
In this context, please
note our Manual Adding CO2 to the
BG-Sentinel .
- Ritchie
S.A. et al (2006) Discovery
of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait,
Australia.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control
Association 22:
358-365. (Abstract)
- Bitzhenner
et al. (2005) Evaluation
of the BG-Sentinel, a new monitoring trap for mosquitoes, in northern
Italy. (Poster presented at the International
Congress of Vector Ecology, October 2005, in Reno,
Nevada,
USA.)
- Comparison test of the
BG-Sentinel to the EVS-Trap
in the US.
- Comparison test of the BG-Sentinel to
the Mosquito
Magnet
Defender in the US.
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More information The Egyptian
tiger or yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti.
The Polynesian
tiger mosquito Aedes
polynesiensis. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit on Aedes
albopictus The CDC on Aedes albopictus
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