Entomologia Croatica, Vol. 10 No. 1-2, 2006.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Dissemination of Stegomyia albopicta (Skuse 1895) in Istria
Ivana BOCA
; Odjel za biologiju, Sveušilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Enrih MERDIĆ
; Odjel za biologiju, Sveušilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Nediljko LANDEKA
; Zavod za javno zdravstvo Istarske županije, Pula, Hrvatska
Mirta SUDARIĆ BOGOJEVIĆ
; Odjel za biologiju, Sveušilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
From September to October 2005 the species Stegomyia albopicta, an
Asian tiger mosquito (Diptera, Culicidae), was discovered in several places in the Istrian peninsula. As it has been present in Italy for the preceding 15 years, its spread to Croatia was expected. Preliminary studies in Istria show the presence of this species in eight towns. The species was mainly discovered in the southwestern part of the coastal region of Istria: in Pula, Rovinj, Funtana, Poreč, Novigrad, Buje, Umag and Savudrija. In the towns located in the interior of the peninsula the species has not yet been observed. We assume that the species has been transferred in two ways: by marine traffi c, and the used-tire trade from Italy and Slovenia. The mosquito larvae of the Stegomyia albopicta were discovered only in man-made breeding sites such as water reservoirs, tires and vases. Adult mosquitoes were caught in the surroundings of the breeding sites. A total of 45 adult mosquitoes and 40 mosquito larvae were caught. Other species appearing in the breeding sites in addition to the Stegomyia albopicta are as follows: Culiseta longiareolata, Culex pipiens and Culex hortensis. Croatia is the 8th European country where the dissemination of this extremely aggressive vector species has started.
Ključne riječi
Stegomyia albopicta; Istria; Croatia; vector; tires
Hrčak ID:
39565
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Datum izdavanja:
20.1.2007.
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