Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2004) 20, 201-203

Francis Schaffner, Wim Van Bortel and Marc Coosemans (2004)
First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 20 (2), 201-203
Abstract: The 1st record of Aedes albopictus in Belgium was made in a village in Oost-Vlaanderen Province. Two preimaginal stages were collected on October 31, 2000, in the used tire stock of a recycling company that imports tires from the USA and Japan. The species has reproduced on site, and local environmental conditions make its establishment possible. Anopheles plumbeus was a common companion species found in tires in high densities.
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Database assignments for author(s): Francis Schaffner, Marc Coosemans, Wim van Bortel

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes albopictus		Belgium
	Anopheles plumbeus		Belgium