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. 2021 Apr 10:36:107047.
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107047. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Geographical data on the occurrence and spreading of invasive Aedes mosquito species in Northeast Italy

Francesco Gradoni  1 , Michela Bertola  1 , Sara Carlin  1 , Sonia Accordi  1 , Federica Toniolo  1 , Patrizia Visentin  2 , Tommaso Patregnani  3 , Stefano Adami  3 , Luca Terzo  4 , Marco Dal Pont  5 , Giuseppe Candela  6 , Davide Qualizza  7 , Andrea Mulas  7 , Pasquale Landini  8 , Graziano Olivo  9 , Manlio Palei  10 , Francesca Russo  11 , Simone Martini  2 , Alice Michelutti  1
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Geographical data on the occurrence and spreading of invasive Aedes mosquito species in Northeast Italy

Francesco Gradoni et al. Data Brief. .

Abstract

This article reports data on the occurrence and spread of three invasive mosquito species: Aedes japonicus, Aedes koreicus, and Aedes albopictus in two regions of Northeast Italy; resulting from larval and adult collections performed during the 2011-2020 period in the framework of different projects. Routine species identification was performed using morphological characters and complemented by molecular methods when required. For the years 2019 and 2020, detailed data are reported which update previous information on municipalities and sites where these species have been detected. Geo-referenced information on the presence of invasive mosquitoes is reported and demonstrated on maps. Additional data on the nature of breeding sites and the finding of native mosquito species in the same collections are also provided.

Keywords: Aedes j. japonicus; Aedes koreicus; Ecology; Entomological surveillance; Europe; Hulecoeteomyia japonica; Hulecoeteomyia koreica; Northeast Italy.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships which have or could be perceived to have influenced the work reported in this article.

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Occurrence of Aedes koreicus, Aedes j. japonicus, and Aedes albopictus in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions (Northeast Italy) (updated up to 2020 is included). Municipalities negative or positive for one or more species are displayed in different colours.
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