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 by Vero cell culture and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assa...

In July 2006, an introduction of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, was documented for the first time at a commercial tire recycling plant in northeastern Connecticut, USA. The introduction likely occurred via transport of infested tires originating from northern New Jersey or metropolitan New York City. Efforts were made to determine seasonal establishment and overwintering success by...

El dengue es una enfermedad febril ocasionada por el virus del (DENV) que pertenece a la familia Flavivirus, transmitida Aedes aegypti y en algunas zonas silvestres albopictus(1,2). Es vectores con más riesgo de tornarse pandemia mundo.

b a ckground: development of insecticide resistance occurred due to the continuous and misuse of synthetic insecti- cides therefore, the recent study was conducted to explore eco-friendly plant extracts that have some potential to sup- press mosquito larval population. m e t hods: who recommended mosquito larval bioassay method for insecticide was used while for the analysis of cit- rus oils fo...

cidae) mosquitoes is strongly associated with the epidemiology of arboviral diseases transmitted by them. Risk factors for emergence of these diseases are continued urbanization, industrialization and transport development, all of which contribute to the maintenance and spread of major Aedes vectors; Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopictus)1–2. Before any attempt is made to emp...

In a prospective field study conducted from July 2000 to June 2001, adult Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were caught from the municipality of Nova Iguaçu, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Virus isolation in Ae. albopictus clone C6/36 cell line and a semi-nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction detected only dengue virus type 3 in three pools of Ae. aegypti, despite t...

Mosquito breeding occurred in. both types of septic tanks, wz'th Type A septic tanks shounng heatner breeding, Seventy-two (55.4 percent) of the 130 Type A septic tanks inspected had Aedes albopictus breeding. Besides being a nuisance, mosquito breeding is a potential threat to public health, as Ae. albopictus is a vector of dengue fever. Prolific breeding by Ae. albopictus was encountered in. ...

Investigations of biological invasions focus on patterns and processes that are related to introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of introduced species. This review focuses on the ecological interactions operating during invasions by the most prominent group of insect vectors of disease, mosquitoes. First, we review characteristics of non-native mosquito species that have established v...

During the last decades the disease vector Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) has rapidly spread around the globe. Global shipment of goods contributes to its permanent introduction. Invaded regions are facing novel and serious public health concerns, especially regarding the transmission of formerly non-endemic arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya. The further development and potent...

Dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever are vector-borne diseases of public health importance in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world (Gubler 1998). It is a popular belief that Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) is the sole vector of the four distinct serotypes of dengue virus that causes the spectrum of disease symptoms collectively known as “dengue” (including DF, dengue hae...