Aedes albopictus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Insect. The Asian tiger mosquito was introduced to the USA and other countries via used tyre imports. It is associated with the transmission of dengue fever, eastern equine encephalitis and dog heartworm, and possibly with St . Louis and LaCrosse encephalitis viruses.

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Biome: natural forest , urban areas

Ecology: Aggressive daytime biter . Potential vector of a number of mosquito-borne viruses with eastern equine encephalitis the major concern.

Biology

Reproduction

Lays eggs singly above the water level on the sides of a variety of containers that serve as breeding habitat . Relies on rainfall to raise the water level in the container and inundate the eggs for hatching .150-250 eggs per oviposition. 1-4 ovipositions per female. Breeding populations present from June- September.

This mosquito has a limited flight range and does not disperse quickly through migration. The species does, however, move great distances via movement of used tire casings that hold eggs.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Thomson C. , 04-Mar-2005.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Aedes

There are approximately 1162 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. (A.) · A. (A.) cinereus · A. (Aedimorphus) · A. (Aedimorphus) vexans · A. (Finlaya) · A. (Finlaya) japonicus · A. (Finlaya) niveus · A. (Ochlerotatus) · A. (Ochlerotatus) caspius · A. (Ochlerotatus) detritus · A. (Ochlerotatus) punctor · A. (Ochlerotatus) rusticus · A. (Ochlerotatus) scapularis · A. (Stegomyia) · A. (Stegomyia) aegypti · A. (Stegomyia) albopictus · A. (Stegomyia) cretinus · A. (Stegomyia) riversi · A. (Stegomyia) simpsoni · A. abditus · A. abnormalis · A. aboriginis (Morthwest Coast Mosquito) · A. abserratus · A. acrophilus · A. aculeatus · A. adami · A. adenensis · A. adersi · A. aegypta · A. aegyptii · A. aenigmaticus · A. affirmatus · A. africanus · A. agastyai · A. agrestis · A. agrihanensis · A. aitkeni · A. akkeshiensis · A. albescens · A. albicosta · A. albifasciatus · A. albilabris · A. alboannulatus · A. alboapicus · A. albocephalus · A. albocinctus · A. albodorsalis · A. albolateralis · A. albolineatus · A. albomarginatus · A. alboniveus · A. albonotatus · A. albopictus (Asian Tiger Mosquito) · A. alboscutellatus · A. albotaeniatus · A. albothorax · A. alboventralis · A. alcasidi · A. aldrichi · A. alektorovi · A. alius · A. alleni · A. allotecnon · A. alocasicola · A. alongi · A. aloponotum · A. alorensis · A. alternans · A. alticola · A. altiusculus · A. amabilis · A. amaltheus · A. amamiensis · A. ambreensis · A. amesii · A. ananae · A. andamanensis · A. andersoni · A. andrewsi · A. anggiensis · A. angustivittatus · A. angustus · A. annandalei · A. annulipes · A. annulirostris · A. annuliventris · A. antipodeus · A. antuensis · A. aobae · A. apicoannulatus · A. apicoargenteus · A. arabiensis · A. arborealis · A. arboricola · A. argenteitarsis · A. argenteopunctatus · A. argenteoscutellatus · A. argenteoventralis · A. argentescens · A. argenteus

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Further Reading

• A synthesis of evolutionary theory. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1962. ENG url p. 161.
• Aedes Albopictus Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Taxonomy
• Aedes albopictus (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls
• Aedes albopictus Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database USDA. National Agricultural Library. Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
• Aedes albopictus in the United States: Ten-Year Presence and Public Health Implications (Emerging Infectious Disease, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1997) DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Legal Aspects
• Aedes albopictusDiscover Life.Identification/Description; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls
• An introduction to nematology, [by] B. G. Chitwood & M. B. Chitwood. Baltimore, Md., Monumental printing co., c1937- ENG url p. 288.
• An introduction to the study of viruses. New York, Pitman Pub. Corp.[1950] ENG url p. 11.
• Asian Tiger Mosquito - Entomology Insect Information Series (PDF | 137 KB) Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service. Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls
• Asian Tiger Mosquito - Featured Creatures University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References
• Asian Tiger Mosquito Ohio State University. Extension. Identification/Description; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects
• Asian Tiger Mosquito: Prevention and Control Illinois Department of Public Health. Environmental Health. Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls
• Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Brochure (PDF | 95 KB) North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Public Health and Pest Management. Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls
• Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Andover: Intercept. ENG url p. 17, p. 22, p. 238, p. 24, p. 242, p. 26, p. 29, p. 295, p. 30, p. 302, p. 31, p. 49, p. 5.
• Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- ENG url p. 112, p. 118, p. 282, p. 363, p. 364, p. 365, p. 376, p. 77.
• Ferocious Tiger Mosquito Invades the United States (Jul 30, 2001) National Geographic Society. Introduction History; Impacts
• Information on Aedes albopictus DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Introduction History; Distribution
• Invasion of Aedes albopictus into an Urban La Crosse Encephalitis Focus in Illinois (Trop Med poster) [American Journal of Tropical Medicine, 1999, vol. 61, no. 3, p. 442 Mary Lancaster et al.] University of Illinois. National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Habitat; Dispersion; Research
• Mosquitoes - Integrated Pest Management Manual DOI. National Park Service. Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Excellent references section
• Protozoology. Springfield, Ill., C. C. Thomas[1954] ENG url p. 538, p. 617.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. ENG url p. 56.
• The Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus): Spatial, Ecological, and Human Implications in Southeast Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Digital Library and Archives. Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Diffusion maps of the Asian Tiger Mosquito via U.S. major Roads/Interstates from 1986-1997
• The Asian Tiger Mosquito in Florida University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Identification/Description; Introduction History; Distribution; Controls
• The Asian Tiger Mosquito in Maryland Maryland Department of Agriculture. Plant Industries and Pest Management. Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Public Health Importance and Surveillance of Tiger Mosquitoes
• The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, ENG url p. 377.
• The Review of applied entomology. Farnham Royal, Eng. [etc.]: Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux [etc.] ENG url p. 185, p. 207, p. 225, p. 40, p. 67.
• The mosquitoes of the southern United States east of Oklahoma and Texas, by Stanley J. Carpenter Woodrow W. Middlekauff and Roy W. Chamberlain Notre Dame, Ind., University Press, 1946. ENG url p. 286, p. 5.
• West Nile Virus and the Asian Tiger Mosquito Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Maryland Master Gardeners. Charles County. Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and The Asian Tiger Mosquito in New Jersey (PDF | 88 KB) Rutgers State University of New Jersey. Entomology. Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Notes

Contributors

• BioSystematic Database of World Diptera, 7.0, 2005.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• National Invasive Species Information Center, National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture. Web Site. Accessed May 3, 2008.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2593948
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Dip-3573
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13336781
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 126244
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 14856

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