BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Aedes albopictus has been known as efficient vector of dengue in Asian countries and its wide displacement of Ae. aegypti has been documented in many parts of the world. The present survey was carried out to update the distribution of Ae. albopictus in northeast Mexico and to report the first record of parasitism of mosquitoes by Ascogregarina taiwanensis in Mexico. ME...

zika virus is an arbovirus identified first time in 1947 in uganda. zika epidemic is a threat far greater than the ebola outbreak. the world health organization has urged asian countries to be vigilant about the risk of spreading zika virus and preventive measures to control it. in iran, 64 species of mosquitoes from culicidea family have been reported three of which belong to the aedes genus, ...

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), is an invasive species and a major pest problem in urban and suburban locales in New Jersey. To assess its potential role as an arbovirus vector, we sampled Ae. albopictus from two New Jersey counties over a 3-yr period and estimated the prevalence of virus infection byVero cell culture and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay...

Geographic variation in species interactions can have major effects on distributions. Effects of such variation can be particularly evident for invasive species, in which variation in competitive ability can influence invasive success and impacts. We tested the hypothesis that coexistence or exclusion of the resident mosquito Aedes aegypti results from variation among local populations of the i...

Multiplication of rabies serogroup viruses, Obodhiang and kotonkan, was induced in vertebrate cell cultures by using Singh's Aedes albopictus cell cultures as "helper cells."

Competition experiments estimating the relative effects of inter- and intraspecific competition can help to resolve whether interspecific competition results in coexistence or exclusion. For mosquitoes, most such experiments have focused on invasive Aedes albopictus and its interactions with resident Aedes. A meta-analysis of such experiments tested whether the effect of interspecific competiti...

An ovitrap-based study was initiated to determine the distribution and abundance of dengue vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, in four residential areas, Taman Samudera (Gombak, Selangor), Kampung (Kg.) Banjar (Gombak, Selangor), Taman Lembah Maju (Cheras, Kuala Lumpur) and Kampung (Kg.) Baru (City centre, Kuala Lumpur). Kg. Baru gave the highest ovitrap index in both indoors and outdo...

Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett) (Diptera: Culicidae) are container-dwelling mosquito species that are well established in the eastern United States. Interspecific larval competition studies have shown Ae. albopictus to be a superior competitor over many species. A laboratory experiment was conducted in artificial containers to evaluate the effects of malathion on larv...

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), native to Southeast Asia, has extended its geographical distribution to invade new temperate and tropical regions. This species was introduced in 1990 to Italy and has since become the main pest in urban settings. It was incriminated as a principal vector in the first European outbreak of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the pr...

Interspecific mating between Aedes albopictus males and Ae. aegypti females was detected in the field using mark-release-recapture techniques. By 3 days after the release of virgin Ae. aegypti females into a field site containing only Ae. albopictus, 100% of the captured females were inseminated. Laboratory investigations indicated that male Ae. albopictus were very proficient at inseminating A...