First Record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

201-203

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Francis Schaffner, Wim Van Bortel, Marc Coosemans

 

Abstract

The 1st record of Aedes albopictas in Belgium was made in a village in Oost-VlaanderenProvince. Two preimaginal stages were collected on October 31, 2000, in the used tire stock of a recyclingcompany that imports tires from the USA and Japan. The species has reproduced on site, and local environmentalconditions make its establishment possible. Anopheles plumbeus was a common companion species found intires in high densities.

Notes

Author(s) - Francis Schaffner, Wim Van Bortel, Marc Coosemans