First report of the invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus in the Swiss-Italian border region

First report of the invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus in the Swiss-Italian border region

Abstract Background In 2012 and 2013, an entomological survey of Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, was carried out in the border region of southern Switzerland and northern Italy, using ovitraps. In July 2013, besides A. albopictus already known to the region several unusual eggs were reco...

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Main Authors: Tobias Suter, Eleonora Flacio, Begoña Feijoó Fariña, Lukas Engeler, Mauro Tonolla, Pie Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Invasive species
Mosquito surveillance
Mosquito diagnostics
MALDI-TOF MS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1010-3

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