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Asian Tiger Mosquito

Scientific Name

Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) (ITIS)

Common Name

Asian tiger mosquito

Native To

Asia (Benedict et al. 2007)

Date of U.S. Introduction

Late 1800s (Hawaii); 1985 (Continental U.S.) (Moore and Mitchell 1997)

Means of Introduction

Arrived accidentally in tires imported from Asia (Moore and Mitchell 1997)

Impact

Has aggressive daytime human-biting behavior and ability to vector many viruses, including West Nile virus (Benedict et al. 2007)

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Asian Tiger Mosquito, adult

Credit

Photo by Susan Ellis

Source
Invasive.org

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Spotlights

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

  • Estimated Potential Range of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the United States

    • 2017

    • DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    • CDC has updated the estimated range maps for Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for these mosquitoes in the contiguous United States. The model used county-level records, historical records, and suitable climate variables to predict the likelihood (very low, low, moderate, or high) that these mosquitoes could survive and reproduce if introduced to an area during the months when mosquitoes are locally active.

  • West Nile Virus - Data & Maps

    • DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    • Includes final annual and cumulative maps and data from 1999.

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