Medical Entomology and Zoology (2009) 60, 119-124

Yoshio Tsuda, Emi Sasaki, Yukita Sato, Rie Katano, Osamu Komagata, Haruhiko Isawa, Shinji Kasai and Koichi Murata (2009)
Mosquito collections from coastal areas of Tokyo Bay receiving migratory birds
Medical Entomology and Zoology 60 (2), 119-124
Abstract: Mosquitoes were collected with dry-ice traps from June to October 2006 from coastal areas of Tokyo Bay receiving migratory birds to clarify mosquito fauna and their biting density. The following 6 mosquito species were encountered at Yatsu Higata and Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park; Culex pipiens gr., Aedes albopictus, Cx. inatomii, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. bitaeniorhynchus and Lutzia vorax. This study reports the first occurrence of Cx. inatomii in eastern Japan. Culex pipiens gr. and Ae. albopictus were dominant and are considered to be important potential vectors of West Nile Virus in coastal areas of Tokyo Bay.
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Database assignments for author(s): Shinji Kasai, Yoshio Tsuda

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 tritaeniorhynchus		Japan
	Culex pipiens		Japan
	Aedes albopictus		Japan
	Culex bitaeniorhynchus		Japan
	Culex inatomii		Japan