First Nationwide Monitoring Program for the Detection of Potentially Invasive Mosquito Species in Austria.

ABSTRACT: In Austria, only fragmented information on the occurrence of alien and potentially invasive mosquito species exists. The aim of this study is a nationwide overview on the situation of those mosquitoes in Austria. Using a nationwide uniform protocol for the first time, mosquito eggs were sampled with ovitraps at 45 locations in Austria at weekly intervals from May to October 2020. The sampled eggs were counted and the species were identified by genetic analysis. The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus was found at two sites, once in Tyrol, where this species has been reported before, and for the first time in the province of Lower Austria, at a motorway rest stop. The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus was widespread in Austria. It was found in all provinces and was the most abundant spe

SUBMITTER: Bakran-Lebl K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8949374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature