SURVEY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN USA REVEALS THE NEED FOR IMPROVED INVASIVE MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 77
• Main Authors: Romero-Weaver, Ana L, Nguyen, Valerie T, Bae, Junsoo, Seok, Sangwoo, Bauer, Amely, Magaletta, Olivia R, Mullin, Mitch, Byrd, Brian D, Clark, Marah, Ber, Jessica, Harrison, Ryan L, Evans, Christopher L, Zohdy, Sarah, Allen, Benjamin, Campbell, Lindsay P, Killingsworth, Daniel, Giordano, Bryan V, Gray, Elmer W, Riegel, Claudia, Riles, Michael T, Lee, Yoosook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.06.2025
• Subjects: Animals; Culicidae; Introduced Species; Mosquito Control - methods; Mosquito Vectors; Southeastern United States; Southeastern United States; mosquito and arbovirus surveillance; survey; southeastern USA; mosquito BEACONS working group; Invasive mosquito species

Invasive mosquito species play an important role in transmitting pathogens that cause diseases in humans and animals around the world. In the last decade, arboviral pathogens transmitted by invasive mosquito species have increased substantially in the southeastern region of the USA ("the Southe...