First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium - PubMed (original) (raw)
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First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium
Francis Schaffner et al. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2004 Jun.
Abstract
The 1st record of Aedes albopictus in Belgium was made in a village in Oost-Vlaanderen Province. Two preimaginal stages were collected on October 31, 2000, in the used tire stock of a recycling company that imports tires from the USA and Japan. The species has reproduced on site, and local environmental conditions make its establishment possible. Anopheles plumbeus was a common companion species found in tires in high densities.