First Record of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Hidalgo State, Mexico

Aldo I. Ortega-Morales; Sarai M. Cueto-Medina; Quetzaly K. Siller Rodríguez

doi:10.2987/16-6576.1

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Aldo I. Ortega-Morales,^* Sarai M. Cueto-Medina,^* Quetzaly K. Siller Rodríguez^**,***

^*Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Unidad Laguna, Periférico y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, Coahuila 27084, México.
^**To whom correspondence should be addressed.
^***Universidad Juárez del estado de Durango, Gómez Palacio, Durango 35010, México.

Abstract

The occurrence of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has been reported in the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila (northeastern), Veracruz, Chiapas, Quintana Roo (southeastern), Morelos, San Luis Potosí (middle), and Sinaloa (northwestern). In April and September 2012, Ae. albopictus was collected in a variety of habitats and landing/biting on the collecting personnel in 12 counties of Hidalgo state (middle). This is the first record of the occurrence of this species in Hidalgo state.

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Aldo I. Ortega-Morales, Sarai M. Cueto-Medina, and Quetzaly K. Siller Rodríguez "First Record of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Hidalgo State, Mexico," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 32(3), 234-236, (1 September 2016). https://doi.org/10.2987/16-6576.1

Published: 1 September 2016