title: First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium.
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.
authors.affiliation: Adege, EID Méditerranée, 165 Avenue Paul Rimbaud, 34184 Montpellier Cedex 4, France.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schaffner
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Bortel
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coosemans
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D001530:Belgium; D003710:Demography