Notoscriptus. Ae%20%20notoscriptus%20new%20profile%20June%2008. 23_Mosquitoes. Yellow fever mosquito - Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) Common name: yellow fever mosquito scientific name: Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description - Life Cycle - Medical Importance - Management - Selected References - Versão em português Introduction (Back to Top) The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus), has been a nuisance species in the United States for centuries. Originating in Africa, it was most likely brought to the new world on ships used for European exploration and colonization (Nelson 1986).
Figure 1. The yellow fever mosquito was a common vector in Florida until the invasion of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse). Yellow fever mosquitoes are container-inhabiting mosquitoes; often breeding in unused flowerpots, spare tires, untreated swimming pools, and drainage ditches. For additional information on mosquitoes, see Synonymy (Back to Top) Distribution (Back to Top) Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5.
Aedes aegypti. The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses, and other diseases. The mosquito can be recognized by white markings on legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the thorax. The mosquito originated in Africa[2] but is now found in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.[3] Spread of disease and prevention[edit] Aedes aegypti can also contribute to spread reticulum cell sarcoma among Syrian hamsters.[5] The CDC traveler's page on preventing dengue fever suggests using mosquito repellents that contain DEET (N, N-diethylmetatoluamide, 20% to 30% concentration, but not more). Although aedes aegypti mosquitoes most commonly bite at dusk and dawn, indoors, in shady areas, or when the weather is cloudy, "they can bite and spread infection all year long and at any time of day Mosquito control is currently the best method for disease prevention.
Genetic modification[edit] Genomics[edit] See also[edit] Aedes aegypti. Aedes aegypti. Albopictus. The Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an aggressive mosquito which has been spreading through the United States since its importation in 1985 in a load of used truck tires shipped from Japan to Texas. It was first reported in Hamilton County, Ohio in 1996, but according to the CDC, was not seen in Clermont County until 1999 when I discovered one flying about in my office at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. Below are three views I took of this species (in my office). I have received confirmation from the CDC that this is indeed Aedes albopictus.
Evidence of its increasing prevalence in Clermont County was noted 30 April 2001 during a Biology Field Hike along the East Fork of the Little Miami (in Sycamore Park, Batavia, Ohio) when one of my students, Esther Anders (on the far right of the picture), spotted it biting her and asked "Isn't this one of your Tiger Mosquitoes? " I caught it and the photograph I took of it confirms that it is indeed Aedes albopictus . Aedes albopictus. Description[edit] Name and systematics[edit] In 1894, a British-Australian entomologist, Frederick A.
Askew Skuse, was the first to describe scientifically the Asian tiger mosquito, which he named Culex albopictus (lat. Culex “gnat, midge” and albopictus “white embroided”).[4][5] Later, the species was assigned to the genus Aedes (gr. άηδής, "unpleasant")[6] and referred to as Aedes albopictus.[7] Like the yellow fever mosquito, it belongs to the subgenus Stegomyia (Gr. στέγος, "covered, roofed", referring to the scales that completely cover the dorsal surface in this Subgenus, and μυία, "fly") within the Aedes genus.[8] In 2004, scientists explored higher-level relationships and proposed a new classification within the Aedes genus and Stegomyia was elevated to the Genus level, making Aedes albopictus now Stegomyia albopicta. This is, however, a controversial matter, and the use of Stegomyia albopicta versus Aedes albopictus is continually debated.[9][10][11] Characteristics[edit]