Two invasive mosquito species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, trapped in south-west Germany, July to August 2011

D Werner; M Kronefeld; F Schaffner; H Kampen

doi:10.2807/ese.17.04.20067-en

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Two invasive mosquito species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, trapped in south-west Germany, July to August 2011
D Werner¹ , M Kronefeld² , F Schaffner³ , H Kampen²
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Affiliations: ¹ Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Müncheberg, Germany ² Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald – Insel Riems, Germany ³ Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Citation style for this article: Werner D, Kronefeld M, Schaffner F, Kampen H. Two invasive mosquito species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, trapped in south-west Germany, July to August 2011 . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(4):pii=20067. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.04.20067-en Received: 23 Jan 2012

Abstract

Adult females of two invasive species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, were collected for the first time in July and August 2011 in Germany. Previously, only immature stages of these species had been found in the country. Repeated detection of these species reveals the Upper Rhine Valley in south-west Germany to be a particularly sensitive region for the introduction and establishment of exotic mosquito species that needs careful observation.