title: Easily seen characters to identify the pupa of Aedes albopictus in the United States.
abstract: Pupal paddle characters of Aedes albopictus that will quickly differentiate this species from other container-inhabiting species in the United States are described, illustrated, and compared with 2 other container species that have somewhat similar paddles, but with very different characters. Additional noncontainer species that possess slightly similar characters are also discussed. Citations for other published illustrations of the characters, pupal sexing methods, and published keys to pupae are provided, as are laboratory methods and the distributions for the species.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Public Health Pest Management, Winston-Salem 27107, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014481:United States