Abstract
Adult females of two invasive species, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, were collected for the first time in July and August 2011 in Germany. Previously, only immature stages of these species had been found in the country. Repeated detection of these species reveals the Upper Rhine Valley in south-west Germany to be a particularly sensitive region for the introduction and establishment of exotic mosquito species that needs careful observation.
Highlights
Rapid communicationsAedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, trapped in south-west Germany, July to August 2011
Ae. albopictus is a most efficient vector of numerous arboviruses [10]
The traps were equipped with BG-Lure (Biogents), a proven attractant for several exotic mosquito species
Summary
Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus japonicus, trapped in south-west Germany, July to August 2011. As part of nationwide mosquito monitoring activities, two invasive mosquito species, Aedes albopictus and Ae. japonicus japonicus, were trapped in the Upper Rhine Valley in south-west Germany (federal state of Baden-Württemberg), in the summer of 2011. Neither of these culicid species had been previously collected in Germany as adult specimens. This, together with the demonstration of several pathogenic viruses in fieldcollected mosquitoes in Germany [7,8,9], prompted the German authorities to initiate nationwide mosquito monitoring activities in 2011
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