First record of Mansonia dyari in Baldwin County, Alabama

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011 Sep;27(3):303-5. doi: 10.2987/11-6113.1.

Abstract

Mansonia dyari, a species common to Florida, has been documented for the first time in Alabama. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light trap surveillance yielded female specimens collected at 2 different locations in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. This is the westernmost expansion of this species in the USA.

MeSH terms

  • Alabama
  • Animals
  • Culicidae*
  • Ecosystem*
  • Female