FIRST RECORD OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN MICHOACÁN STATE, MEXICO

During August and September 2024, mosquito collections were conducted in southeastern Mexico, including the state of Michoacán. Species collected in Michoacán included Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ae. epactius, Haemagogus sp., and Culex quinquefasciatus. This is the first record of Ae. albopictus...

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 104
Main Authors Ortega-Morales, Aldo I, Morales-Avitia, Isis J, Arque-Chunga, Wilfredo, Ayala-Sulca, Yuri O, Rodríguez-Rojas, Jorge J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 02.06.2025
Subjects
Aedes - physiology
Animal Distribution
Animals
Female
Male
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Aedes albopictus
first record
Michoacán
Culicidae
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Summary:During August and September 2024, mosquito collections were conducted in southeastern Mexico, including the state of Michoacán. Species collected in Michoacán included Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ae. epactius, Haemagogus sp., and Culex quinquefasciatus. This is the first record of Ae. albopictus in Michoacán state. At present, the expansion of Ae. albopictus includes most states and physiographical regions of Mexico, including the entire Pacific Coast region from Sinaloa to Chiapas states. The Mexican states where Ae. albopictus has not yet been reported are Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas. Specimens collected during this study were deposited in the Culicidae Collection of the Antonio Narro Autonomous Agrarian University in Coahuila, Mexico.
ISSN:1943-6270
DOI:10.2987/25-7215