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<font color="#800000">'''''Aedes albopictus'''''</font> (Skuse) - (Asian tiger mosquito)<br/> | <font color="#800000">'''''Aedes albopictus'''''</font> (Skuse) - (Asian tiger mosquito)<br/> | ||
| − | is an aggressive, human-biting mosquito, closely associated with the human environment where it usually breeds in containers. It is native to Asia and is found since 1986 in North America. South America has been invaded around the same time and since 1987 it has been also reported from Europe. Since it can lay diapausing eggs it survives even in colder regions. | + | is an aggressive, human-biting mosquito, closely associated with the human environment where it usually breeds in containers. It is native to Asia and is found since 1986 in North America. South America has been invaded around the same time and since 1987 it has been also reported from Europe. Since it can lay diapausing eggs it survives even in colder regions. The adult is about 4 mm long, but can vary considerably in size. It can be distinguished from ''[[Aedes aegypti]]'' by a single, white dorsal stripe on the thorax. The development time from egg hatching to adult emergence is around 2-3 weeks, depending on the temperature. |
''Ae. albopictus'' is a vector of dengue fever, yellow fever, various types of encephalitis, dog heartworm (''Dirofilaria immitis'') and other diseases (e.g. chikungunya viruses). Vector control is often the only or the most appropriate method to combat these diseases. | ''Ae. albopictus'' is a vector of dengue fever, yellow fever, various types of encephalitis, dog heartworm (''Dirofilaria immitis'') and other diseases (e.g. chikungunya viruses). Vector control is often the only or the most appropriate method to combat these diseases. | ||
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Aedes albopictus (Skuse) - (Asian tiger mosquito)
is an aggressive, human-biting mosquito, closely associated with the human environment where it usually breeds in containers. It is native to Asia and is found since 1986 in North America. South America has been invaded around the same time and since 1987 it has been also reported from Europe. Since it can lay diapausing eggs it survives even in colder regions. The adult is about 4 mm long, but can vary considerably in size. It can be distinguished from Aedes aegypti by a single, white dorsal stripe on the thorax. The development time from egg hatching to adult emergence is around 2-3 weeks, depending on the temperature.
Ae. albopictus is a vector of dengue fever, yellow fever, various types of encephalitis, dog heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) and other diseases (e.g. chikungunya viruses). Vector control is often the only or the most appropriate method to combat these diseases.
| Vernacular names | |
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| • Deutsch: | Asiatische Tigermücke |
| • English: | Asian tiger mosquito |
| • Español: | mosquito tigre |
| • Français: | moustique-tigre |
Synonyms:
Stegomyia albopictus
For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.
The literature database currently contains 1812 publications for Aedes albopictus. (See box above/on left.)
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feeding on a human host
resting male
larval comb
