Issue |
Parasite
Volume 20, 2013
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Article Number | 54 | |
Number of page(s) | 3 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2013054 | |
Published online | 12 December 2013 |
Short Note
Reintroduction of the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus in Belgium in July 2013
Réintroduction du moustique invasif Aedes albopictus en Belgique en Juillet 2013
1
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
2
Medical Entomology Unit, Pasteur Institute, Antananarivo, Madagascar
3
National Centre for Vector Entomology, Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
* Corresponding author: entomologie.gembloux@ulg.ac.be
Received:
12
November
2013
Accepted:
3
December
2013
Since its first report in 2000, the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus was not found any more during the different entomological inspections performed at its place of introduction in Belgium between 2001 and 2012. In July 2013, one adult male was captured at the same site (a platform of imported used tires located in Vrasene, Oost-Vlaanderen Province), during a monitoring using CO2-baited trap. This finding suggests the reintroduction of the species in Belgium via the used tire trade.
Résumé
Depuis sa première observation en 2000, le moustique invasif Aedes albopictus n’a plus été trouvé au cours des différentes inspections entomologiques réalisées en Belgique sur le site d’introduction entre 2001 et 2012. En Juillet 2013, un adulte mâle a été capturé sur ce même site (une plateforme de pneus usagés importés située à Vrasene, Province de Flandre-Orientale), durant une surveillance ayant recours à un piège à CO2. Cette redécouverte suggère la réintroduction de cette espèce en Belgique via le commerce de pneus usagés.
Key words: Aedes albopictus / Belgium / Used tire
© S. Boukraa et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2013
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