title: An invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus found in the Czech Republic, 2012.
abstract: Between July and September 2012, seventeen larvae of the invasive mosquito species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) were discovered using 60 ovitraps at four study sites alongside two main road exits in South Moravia, Czech Republic. This is the first report of imported Ae. albopictus in the Czech Republic. The findings highlight the need for a regular surveillance programme to monitor this invasive species throughout western and central Europe.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Šebesta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rudolf
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Betášová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peško
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hubálek
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D003710:Demography; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000254:growth & development; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000821:virology; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D010058:Oviposition; D058974:Phylogeography; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity