Survey of container-inhabiting mosquitoes in Clemson, South Carolina, with emphasis on Aedes albopictus
Autor(es): Richardson J H,Barton W E,Williams D C
Resumo: A total of 530 oviposition trap samples were collected within a 10-km radius of Clemson University between March 30 and October 19, 1993. From 19,664 larvae reared from collected eggs, 7 species were identified: Aedes albopictus (89%), Ae. triseriatus (6.5%), Culex restuans (2.7%), Cx. territans (0.6%), Cx. pipiens complex (0.7%), Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis (0.2%), and Orthopodomyia signifera (0.1%). This is the first record of Ae. albopictus in Clemson. Aedes aegypti was not found. Of the 41 ovitrap locations, 100% were positive for Ae. albopictus.
Imprenta: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, v. 11, n. 4, p. 396-400, 1995
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 1995
