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Aedes albopictus

(Skuse, 1894)
Arthropoda » Diptera » Culicidae » Aedes albopictus
Common name (English)
Asian tiger mosquito
Common name (Greek)
Ασιατικό κουνούπι τίγρης; κουνούπι τίγρης
Ηabitat
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
J1 Buildings

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Invasive

First detection year
2022
Impacts
Strong negative
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Parasites on plants – Par Plant
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Container/bulk – Container
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Hitchhikers on ship/boat – Ship
Pathway detail

Introduction pathways per EASIN (2023).

References

Yetismis K, Erguler K, Angelidou I, Yetismis S, Fawcett J, Foroma E, Jarraud N, Ozbel Y, Martinou AF (2022) Establishing the Aedes watch out network, the first island-wide mosquito citizenscience initiative in Cyprus within the framework of the Mosquitoes Without Borders project. Management of Biological Invasions 13(4): 798–808. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2022.13.4.14

Martinou AF, Athanasiou K, Angelidou I, Demetriou J, Christou M, Georgiou M, Dillen M (2023) Aedes albopictus recordings in Cyprus based on information provided by citizens and experts. Version 1.7. Meise Botanic Garden. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sperfd accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-08-08.

Christou M, Lippert S, Weigand A, Angelidou I, Athanassiou KC, Demetriou J, Schaffner F, Martinou AF (2023) First record of the invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in Cyprus based on information collected by citizen scientists. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association 41(2): 55-61. https://doi.org/10.52004/JEMCA2022.0008 

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Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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