Aedes albopictus in North America: probable introduction in used tires from Northern Asia

North American strains of Aedes albopictus, an Asian mosquito recently introduced into the Western Hemisphere, exhibit photoperiodic sensitivity and cold-hardiness characteristics similar to strains originating from temperate zone Asia. Trade statistics for used tire imports, the most likely mode of...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1987-05, Vol.236 (4805), p.1114-1116
Main Authors: Hawley, W.A, Reiter, P, Copeland, R.S, Pumpuni, C.B, Craig, G.B. Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult insects
AEDES
Aedes - growth & development
Aedes - physiology
Aedes albopictus
AMERICA DEL NORTE
AMERIQUE DU NORD
Analysis
ASIA
ASIE
Biological and medical sciences
Cold Temperature
Culicidae
Diapause
Eggs
Far East
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Insect carriers of disease
Insect eggs
Insect Vectors - physiology
Insecta
Insects as carriers of disease
International trade
Invertebrates
Liens
Malaysia
Mortality
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease
Mosquitos
NEUMATICOS
NORTH AMERICA
Ovum - physiology
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
PNEUMATIQUE
Protozoa. Invertebrates
Pupae
Records, symptoms, damages, economic importance, population surveys
Systematics. Geographical distribution
Temperate zones
Tire industry
Tires
TYRES
United States
VECTEUR
VECTORES
VECTORS
Virus Diseases - transmission
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Summary:North American strains of Aedes albopictus, an Asian mosquito recently introduced into the Western Hemisphere, exhibit photoperiodic sensitivity and cold-hardiness characteristics similar to strains originating from temperate zone Asia. Trade statistics for used tire imports, the most likely mode of introduction, also indicate a north Asian origin. Aedes albopictus, an important vector of dengue and a potential vector of many other arboviral diseases, may therefore have the capability of infesting much of temperate North America.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.3576225