First national record of Aedes melanimon (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mexico
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Date
2022-01
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Wolters Kluwer – Medknow
Abstract
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) melanimon Dyar 1924 has been considered an important pest in agricultural and rural communities. Aedes melanimon is a vector of WEEV and CEV and is a competent laboratory vector of WNV. The known range of Ae. melanimon extends throughout Southwest Canada, part of Central and most of Western USA. Here we report the first record of Ae. melanimon in Mexico, at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The collect represents the southernmost distributional record for this species. Its indigenous presence in a highly urbanized and dry area was not expected. A permanent surveillance program to detect and determine the species in border-crossing cities is encouraged.
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Aedes melanimon, exotic species, Mexico, USA, vector-borne diseases
Citation
Mejia-Zuniga M. David, Reyes-Moya Ángel G., Tapia-Bueno Janeth A., Moncada-Hernandez Laura J.,Ortega-Morales Aldo I., Moreno-Garcia Miguel, González-Acosta Cassandra, Correa-Morales Fabián. First national record of Aedes melanimon (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mexico. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases . 2022 Jan; 59(1): 102-104