Survey of container-inhabiting mosquitoes in Clemson, South Carolina, with emphasis on Aedes albopictus.
A total of 530 oviposition trap samples were collected within a 10-km radius of Clemson University between March 30 and October 19, 1993. From 19,664 larvae reared from collected eggs, 7 species were identified: Aedes albopictus (89%), Ae. triseriatus (6.5%), Culex restuans (2.7%), Cx. territans (0.6%), Cx. pipiens complex (0.7%), Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis (0.2%), and Orthopodomyia signifera (0.1%). This is the first record of Ae. albopictus in Clemson. Aedes aegypti was not found. Of the 41 ovitrap locations, 100% were positive for Ae. albopictus.
Richardson
J H
JH
Department of Entomology, Clemson University, SC 29634-0365, USA.
Barton
W E
WE
Williams
D C
DC
D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000145:classification; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification*; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012621:Seasons; D013022:South Carolina