Medical Entomology and Zoology (2005) 56, 349-353

Shinichi Noda, John Gilmatam, Kazumasa Ogino, Takako Toma and Ichiro Miyagi (2005)
Mosquitoes collected on Yap Islands and Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (Diptera: Culicidae)
Medical Entomology and Zoology 56 (4), 349-353
Abstract: Mosquito larval surveys were carried out on Yap Islands in October and November 1999. Larvae were collected from 60 natural and artificial habitats. A total of 723 larvae belonging to 10 species including two unidentified species were collected. Among them, Aedes hensilli was the most predominant species collected (70.0%) followed by Ae. maehleri (13.4%), Ae. lamelliferus (8.4%) and Culex quinquefasciatus (4.8%). The same surveys were also carried out at 56 larval habitats on four inhabited islands of Ulithi Atoll (Mogmog, Falarop, Asor and Fassarai) in October 2001. A total of 658 larvae were collected from 56 habitats on the islands. Two mosquito species, Ae. hensilli (71.9%) and Cx. quiquefasciatus (28.1%) were collected from 51 and 9 habitats, respectively. Since Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were not collected in the present survey, Ae. hensilli may be implicated as a putative dengue vector in case of an outbreak. Two species, Cx. annulirostris and Ae. lamelliferus were newly recorded species from Yap Islands.
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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.
	Culex quinquefasciatus		Micronesia
	Culex annulirostris		Micronesia
	Culex sitiens		Micronesia
	Culex fuscanus		Micronesia
	Aedes lamelliferus		Micronesia
	Aedes hensilli		Micronesia
	Aedes maehleri		Micronesia
Culex fuscanus (predator)			Micronesia