Discovery of Aedes (Howardina) bahamensis in the United States
Abstract
In 1986, the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases (DVBVD), Fort Collins, Colorado, initiated a surveillance program for the detection of Aedes albopictus(Skuse) with 40 collaborating cities in the southern and southeastern United States. Fifteen ovitraps, similar to those described by Fay and Eliason (1966), were deployed in each city, and egg paddles within the traps were changed weekly. In October 1986, a different species, Aedes( Howardina) bahamensis Berlin, was found in ovitraps from Dade and Broward counties in south Florida. Identification of Ae. bahamensis was confirmed by specialists at the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., where specimens were deposited. This confirmation represents the first time this species and the subgenus Howardina of Aedes has been recorded in the United States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA598446
Entities
People
- A. N. Davis
- B. A. Pafume
- D. B. Francy
- E. G. Campos
- EL Peyton
- Matthew Nelms
Organizations
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit