Records of Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegypti and Aedes triseriatus from the U.S. Air Force Ovitrapping Program - 1989.

Abstract

Ovitrapping to monitor container-breeding Aedes is conducted at numerous USAF installations in the eastern, midwestern, and southern United States. During 1989, 2,864 ovipaddles from 36 U.S. Air Force installations, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, TX, were submitted to the Epidemiology Div. USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks, AFB, TX, for processing. Eleven installations were positive for Aedes albopictus. The collection of Aedes albopictus at Arnold AFB, TN, represents a new county record for that species. Ten installations were positive for Aedes aegypti. Eighteen installations were positive for Aedes triseriatus. Overall, there was an increase in the percentage of ovipaddles positive for Aedes albopictus from 2.7% in 1988 to 8.8% in 1989. There was increase in the percentage of Aedes aegypti-positive ovipaddles from 4.4% in 1988 to 5.2% in 1989. Keywords: Air Force facilities; Mosquito surveillance; Aedes epactius.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219696

Entities

People

  • Chad P. Mchugh
  • Paul A. Hanny

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Disease Vectors
  • Health
  • Identification
  • North America
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Yellow Fever

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

Technology Areas

  • Space