First Record of Aedes japonicus In Florida

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 340 - 344
• Main Authors: Riles, Michael T, Smith, John P, Burkett-Cadena, Nathan, Connelly, C. Roxanne, Morse, Gary W, Byrd, Brian D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Mosquito Control Association, Inc 01.12.2017; American Mosquito Control Association
• Subjects: adults; Aedes; Aedes - growth & development; Aedes - physiology; Aedes albopictus; Aedes japonicus; Aedes triseriatus; Animal Distribution; Animals; Aquatic insects; arboviruses; Carbon dioxide; Collections; Culicidae; Diptera; Encephalitis; Female; Females; Florida; habitats; Hulecoeteomyia japonica; invasive species; Larva - growth & development; Larva - physiology; larvae; Male; Mosquitoes; New records; Ochlerotatus; Ochlerotatus japonicus; SCIENTIFIC NOTE; Viruses; West Nile virus; Florida; Georgia; United States > US; Japan; South Carolina; New Jersey; Aedes japonicus; invasive species; Culicidae; Hulecoeteomyia japonica
• ISSN: 8756-971X; 1943-6270; 1943-6270
• DOI: 10.2987/17-6696.1

The presence of Aedes j. japonicus in Florida is reported for the first time. Four adult females were collected by a Mosquito Magnet® X trap baited with pressurized CO2 in Okaloosa County, FL, in August 2012 and later identified as Ae. japonicus in 2014. Additional adult and larval specimens were collected during 2014–17 from Bay, Leon, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, or Walton counties, Florida. Notes are provided on the location, general habitats, and mosquito associates that may be found with Ae. japonicus in northwestern Florida. The role of Ae. japonicus in arbovirus transmission within Florida is currently unknown and should be further explored.