First Record of Aedes albopictus in Georgia and Updated Checklist of Reported Species

Tamar Kutateladze; Ekaterine Zangaladze; Nato Dolidze; Tamar Mamatsashvili; Lamzira Tskhvaradze; Elizabeth S Andrews; Andrew D Haddow

doi:10.2987/16-6574.1

First Record of Aedes albopictus in Georgia and Updated Checklist of Reported Species

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2016 Sep;32(3):230-233. doi: 10.2987/16-6574.1.

Authors

Tamar Kutateladze, Ekaterine Zangaladze, Nato Dolidze, Tamar Mamatsashvili, Lamzira Tskhvaradze, Elizabeth S Andrews, Andrew D Haddow

PMID: 27802403
DOI: 10.2987/16-6574.1

Abstract

Mosquito surveillance was carried out in Batumi, Georgia, in August 2014. Aedes albopictus was detected for the first time, which brought the number of reported mosquito species in Georgia to 32. An updated checklist of the mosquitoes of Georgia is provided.

Keywords: Black Sea; West Nile virus; Zika virus; chikungunya virus; dengue virus.

MeSH terms

Aedes / physiology*
Animal Distribution*
Animals
Biota
Culicidae / classification*
Female
Georgia (Republic)
Male