Aedes albopictus
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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.
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.
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
