IMPORTATION OF AEDES-ALBOPICTUS AND OTHER EXOTIC MOSQUITO SPECIES INTO THE UNITED-STATES IN USED TIRES FROM ASIA

  • 1 June 1988
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 4  (2) , 138-142
Abstract
Between may 18 and December 4, 1986 79 seagoing containers and their contents of 22,051 used tires were inspected for adult mosquitoes as well as eggs and larve. Of the total inspected, 5,507 tires (25%)contained significant amounts of water. No adults or eggs were found. Fifteen tires contained mosquito larvae but were identified as Aedes albopictus, Ae. togoi, Culex pipiens complex, Tripteroides bambusa and Uranotaenia bimaculata. The infestation rate for all species was 6.8 infested tires per 10,000 tires (wet and dry) inspected. Aedes albopictus larvae were most frequently collected, occurring at a rate of 20 infested wet tires per 10,000 inspected.