Population Structure of the Invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito, <i>Aedes albopictus</i>, in Europe.

ABSTRACT: The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is currently the most widespread invasive mosquito species in the world. It poses a significant threat to human health, as it is a vector for several arboviruses. We used a SNP chip to genotype 748 Ae. albopictus mosquitoes from 41 localities across Europe, 28 localities in the native range in Asia, and 4 in the Americas. Using multiple algorithms, we examined population genetic structure and differentiation within Europe and across our global dataset to gain insight into the origin of the invasive European populations. We also compared results from our SNP data to those obtained using genotypes from 11 microsatellite loci (N = 637 mosquitoes from 25 European localities) to explore how sampling effort and the type of genetic

SUBMITTER: Corley MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886418 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature