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. 1998 Sep;14(3):340-3.

Introduction and establishment of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) in Albania

J Adhami  1 , P Reiter
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  • PMID: 9813831

Introduction and establishment of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) in Albania

J Adhami et al. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1998 Sep.

Abstract

In August-October 1979, infestations of the mosquito Aedes albopictus were discovered at a number of widely separated sites in Albania. Used tires were the principal larval habitat. The species was probably introduced from China in the mid-1970s. The initial infestation was probably at a rubber factory adjacent to the port of Durrës (Durazzo), from where the mosquito was shipped in tires to recapping plants in other parts of the country. This is the first recorded infestation of Ae. albopictus outside Oriental and Australasian regions.

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