Skip to main content
Download PDF

A literature review of dispersal pathways of Aedes albopictus across different spatial scales: implications for vector surveillance

Parasites & Vectors volume 15, Article number: 303 (2022) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species and an important vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses. Indigenous to Southeast Asia, Ae. albopictus has successfully invaded every inhabited continent, except Antarctica, in the past 80 years. Vector surveillance and control at points of entry (PoE) is the most critical front line of defence against the introduction of Ae. albopictus to new areas. Identifying the pathways by which Ae. albopictus are introduced is the key to implementing effective vector surveillance to rapidly detect introductions and to eliminate them.

Methods

A literature review was conducted to identify studies and data sources reporting the known and suspected dispersal pathways of human-mediated Ae. albopictus dispersal between 1940–2020. Studies and data sources reporting the first introduction of Ae. albopictus in a new country were selected for data extraction and analyses.

Results

Between 1940–2020, Ae. albopictus was reported via various dispersal pathways into 86 new countries. Two main dispersal pathways were identified: (1) at global and continental spatial scales, maritime sea transport was the main dispersal pathway for Ae. albopictus into new countries in the middle to late 20th Century, with ships carrying used tyres of particular importance during the 1980s and 1990s, and (2) at continental and national spatial scales, the passive transportation of Ae. albopictus in ground vehicles and to a lesser extent the trade of used tyres and maritime sea transport appear to be the major drivers of Ae. albopictus dispersal into new countries, especially in Europe. Finally, the dispersal pathways for the introduction and spread of Ae. albopictus in numerous countries remains unknown, especially from the 1990s onwards.

Conclusions

This review identified the main known and suspected dispersal pathways of human-mediated Ae. albopictus dispersal leading to the first introduction of Ae. albopictus into new countries and highlighted gaps in our understanding of Ae. albopictus dispersal pathways. Relevant advances in vector surveillance and genomic tracking techniques are presented and discussed in the context of improving vector surveillance.

Graphical Abstract

Background

Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species [1]. Indigenous to Southeast Asia, Ae. albopictus has successfully invaded every inhabited continent, except Antarctica, in the past 80 years [2, 3] (Fig. 1). The invasion of new territories by Ae. albopictus, being dispersal occuring at broad spatial scales such as between continents (global), within continents (continental) and large distances within countries (national), usually occurs via passive dispersal. This form of dispersal is almost exclusively human-mediated and is believed to be driven by various dispersal pathways such as maritime transport, ground vehicles and the trade of both used tyres and lucky bamboo [4,5,6]. Range expansion in newly invaded areas may be facilitated by either passive or active dispersal. Active dispersal is defined as movement by mosquito flight and is generally highly localised with dispersal events usually limited to < 400 m [7,8,9,10].

Genetic evidence suggests that the Ae. albopictus worldwide invasion is strongly associated with human-mediated transportation (passive dispersal) [11]. As such, vector surveillance and control at points of entry (PoE) is the most critical front line of defence against the introduction of Ae. albopictus to new areas [12, 13]. Identifying the pathways by which Ae. albopictus are introduced is the key to implementing effective vector surveillance to rapidly detect introductions and to eliminate them [14]. Such knowledge could increase surveillance of common dispersal pathways including at PoE where Ae. albopictus are regularly intercepted [12, 15].

The main objective of this review is to examine the known and suspected human-mediated dispersal pathways of Ae. albopictus from 1940 to 2020. Second, techniques to determine Ae. albopictus dispersal across different spatial scales will be discussed and the implications for vector surveillance highlighted.

Review methods

Literature search and eligibility criteria

To investigate the dispersal pathways of Ae. albopictus into a country, published studies, reports, conference proceedings, grey literature and data sources investigating the human-mediated passive dispersal of Aedes albopictus were searched in Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases between November 2020–February 2021, using the following search terms “Aedes albopictus” OR “Asian Tiger Mosquito” AND “dispersal” OR “detection” OR “invasion” OR “Coloni*” OR “differentiation” OR “genetics” OR “surveillance” OR “movement” OR “long-range dispersal” OR “incurs*” OR “citizen*”. Reviews found in the initial search were also used to locate other papers relevant to the review question. In addition, the reference list of published studies of screened articles was searched for additional articles which were not included in the databases and of relevance to the review question. Search results from these databases were downloaded and Mendeley Desktop (v. 1.19.8) was used to remove duplicates. Inclusion criterion was publications reporting the first introduction of Ae. albopictus in a new country, with these publications selected for data extraction and analyses. Exclusion criteria were limited to non-English publications.

Data collection process

To reduce selection bias, a standard data collection protocol was established to extract all relevant information for analysis. Authors, recorded dispersal pathway (if known), spatial scale (if known), time period of detection, year of first detection, recipient country (if known), donor country (if known), lifestage detected, trap used for detection (if reported), whether Ae. albopictus was detected at the PoE and the establishment status (determined in 2020 from information derived from agencies, organisations, reports and published scientific articles; Additional File 1: Table S1).

Results

Introduction of Ae. albopictus to new countries

For the period 1940–2020, Ae. albopictus was reported in 86 countries for the first time (Fig. 1, Additional File 1: Table S1). Maritime sea transport is the oldest documented dispersal pathway and remains an important pathway for the introduction of Ae. albopictus into new countries over time [2] (Figs. 2, 3). The transportation of used tyres is the second oldest dispersal pathway and between 1980–1999 presented one of the greatest risks for importation of Ae. albopictus worldwide (Figs. 2, 3). However, introductions of Ae. albopictus to new countries from this pathway has decreased with time, and in the last 2 decades, transportation of Ae. albopictus in ground vehicles was the main dispersal pathway for Ae. albopictus into new countries in Europe [6, 16,17,18,19,20,21] (Figs. 2, 3). The trade of lucky bamboo (Dracaena species) containing Ae. albopictus eggs has been recorded occasionally [22,23,24], but presents a lesser risk compared with the other known dispersal pathways (Figs. 2, 3). The passive transportation of Ae. albopictus by river boat has been recorded once [25] and like the trade of lucky bamboo presents a lesser risk compared with the other known dispersal pathways. This next section will discuss each documented dispersal pathway for the first introduction of Ae. albopictus in a new country, worldwide.

Passive transportation by maritime sea transport

This dispersal pathway is typically characterised by the unintentional transportation of container habitats with eggs or immatures and the passive dispersal of Ae. albopictus adults on maritime sea vessels. This dispersal pathway functions over various spatial scales and is considered a major driver of Ae. albopictus dispersal to new countries with seaports.

In Australasia and countries in the Pacific, Ae. albopictus was discovered in Guam in 1944 [26]; its dispersal was most likely linked to the human movement of goods by ships to Guam during World War II. By the early 1970s Ae. albopictus was detected in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG) [27], Solomon Islands in 1979 [28] and Fiji in 1989 [29] with establishment of populations in the Solomon Islands and Fiji likely from PNG via shipping [30]. In 2005, Aedes albopictus was first detected in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia [31], introduced most likely from Indonesian fishing vessels [32]. Vector surveillance and control has prevented Ae. albopictus from establishing onto the Australian mainland [33, 34], despite detections at PoE throughout Australia [35,36,37,38].

In Europe, passive transportation of eggs, immatures and adult Ae. albopictus by maritime sea transport is considered a major driving contributor to Ae. albopictus introduction and establishment in the Mediterranean islands. Using this dispersal pathway, Ae. albopictus became established in Corsica in 2002 [39], the Greek Islands in 2003 [40], Malta in 2009 [41], Ibiza in 2014 [42] and the Tyrrhenian islands in 2016 [43].

Trade of used tyres

The extensive global trade of used tyres, containing desiccation-resistant mosquito eggs, is historically one of the greatest risks for importation and dispersal of Ae. albopictus worldwide [2, 44] (Additional File 1: Table S1). Like maritime sea transport, dispersal via the used tyre trade operates over various spatial scales, has been linked with the initial Ae. albopictus invasion into various countries and is also likely a major driver for range expansion within countries.

In North America, Ae. albopictus immatures and adults were first detected in 1946 [45] in shipments of used aerial and military vehicle tyres returning to the port of Los Angeles via cargo ships from the Pacific following World War II. One shipment recorded larvae and adults of Ae. albopictus transported from Batangas, Philippines. To prevent the dispersal of Ae. albopictus from the port, infested tyres were sprayed with 5% DDT in kerosene and aerosol insecticides were applied to ship holds and rail cars [45]. No established populations of Ae. albopictus were recorded at this time and it was not until 1985 that populations of Ae. albopictus became established in Texas, probably transported from Japan to Texas in used tyres in 1985 [46, 47]. Dispersal from Texas is considered the origin for the rapid and widespread dispersal of this species in North America by various dispersal pathways across both continental and national spatial scales. In the USA, following the detection of Ae. albopictus in Texas in 1985, subsequent dispersal of tyres via vehicles on the interstate highway system was suggested as contributing to the rapid spread of this species throughout the country [48,49,50]. Given the preference of Ae. albopictus to use tyres for oviposition [1] and the widespread movement of tyres for retreading, recycling or other purposes in the USA [50], it has been suggested that humans greatly aided the dispersal of this species in this way [1]. As of 2017, Ae. albopictus was reported from 1368 counties in 40 states in the USA [51].

Aedes albopictus was first detected in Europe in Albania in 1979, when Ae. albopictus immatures were discovered in used tyres at a number of widely separated locations throughout the country [52]. Aedes albopictus were found in used tyres at the port city of Durres, suggesting that the China to Albania used tyre trade route transported via cargo ship was the likely source of infestations seen across the country [52]. Further infestations in Europe were not detected until Ae. albopictus immatures were found in imported used tyres in Italy in 1990 and later in France in 1999, with used tyres transported via cargo ships from the USA suggested as the origin of the mosquitoes [53,54,55]. The used tyre trade is considered the greatest risk of importation of Ae. albopictus at global and continental spatial scales into Europe [6]. Aedes albopictus is now widely spread throughout Europe and established in over 15 European countries (Fig. 1) [18, 56,57,58].

In Central and South America, Ae. albopictus was contemporaneously detected in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1986 [59, 60], with dispersal throughout most of Brazil in succeeding decades [61]. The importation of used tyres via cargo ship containing Ae. albopictus immatures, of unknown origin, seems to have introduced Ae. albopictus into Brazil [39]. Following the invasion of Ae. albopictus in Brazil, Ae. albopictus surveillance programmes commenced in surrounding countries in Central and South America [39]. In succeeding years, widespread infestations of this species were detected in numerous countries across the region (Fig. 1). Nowadays, Aedes albopictus is recorded in 13 countries in Central and South America and in 7 countries in the Caribbean (Fig. 1). Insufficient data are present documenting the invasion across this region to document the dispersal pathways at both global and continental spatial scales.

In Africa, as in Albania, Italy, France and Brazil, Ae. albopictus immatures were first detected inside used tyres in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1989 [62]. Imported tyres were transported via cargo ship from Tokyo, Japan, but established populations at that time or during the present day are not recorded in South Africa [62]. Following this detection in South Africa, Ae. albopictus was recorded in nine African countries, with the mode of dispersal into each country unknown at both global and continental spatial scales (Figs. 1, 2, Additional File 1: Table S1). Limited entomological records from Africa [63] suggest that the distribution of Ae. albopictus (and other mosquitoes) may be underestimated.

Passive transportation by ground vehicles

This dispersal pathway is typically characterised by the unintentional transportation of container habitats with eggs or immatures and the passive dispersal of Ae. albopictus adults inside ground vehicles. This dispersal pathway is considered primarily to occur across national spatial scales, or across continental spatial scales in the case of countries with contiguous geography (such as in Europe) [6]. In the last two decades, this dispersal pathway has been recorded as a major contributor to first detections of Ae. albopictus into new countries in Europe (Fig. 3).

The used tyre trade transported via cargo ships was the main dispersal pathway at global and continental spatial scales for the introduction of Ae. albopictus into Europe [6] but ground vehicles are currently considered a major driving contributor to the rapid spread and dispersal of Ae. albopictus throughout Europe [5, 39, 64, 65]. Dispersal of adult Ae. albopictus by ground vehicles (e.g. trucks and private vehicles) from Italy is believed to have resulted in the dispersal of this species into Switzerland, Slovenia, San Marino, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Germany [16,17,18,19,20,21]. In Spain, dispersal of adult Ae. albopictus inside private vehicles across the country was directly observed in multiple instances [5], likely contributing to the rapid spread of Ae. albopictus throughout Spain since its first detection in 2004. Likewise, in France, this dispersal pathway was considered a key factor for Ae. albopictus range expansion throughout the country [66].

Trade of lucky bamboo (Dracaena species)

The transportation of Ae. albopictus eggs on either plant stems or on gel or water used to transport lucky bamboo (Dracaena species) has been intercepted occasionally, with Ae. albopictus detected at lucky bamboo greenhouses in The Netherlands in 2005, 2010–2016 and in cargo shipments in Belgium in 2013, but populations did not become established in either country [22,23,24]. In California, USA, since 2000, multiple cargo shipments of lucky bamboo (Dracaena species) from Southeast Asia containing Ae. albopictus immatures were detected, with evidence of populations overwintering despite vector control efforts [67,68,69].

Passive transportation by river boat

In Mali, Ae. albopictus immatures were found inside water-holding goods on small boats along the Niger River [70]. Given the affinity for Ae. albopictus dispersal via maritime transport, it is likely that transportation by river boat frequently occurs but is probably insufficiently surveyed.

Infrequently recorded dispersal pathways

Dispersal pathways under this category are infrequently recorded in the published literature and have not been associated with the first introduction of Ae. albopictus to a new country. However, as these pathways have potential to introduce Ae. albopictus to new countries, it is worth documenting.

Passive transportation by aircraft

The passive dispersal of Ae. albopictus aboard aircrafts has been confirmed infrequently in the published literature. Published records exist from The Netherlands [71], Australia [38] and New Zealand [72, 73]. The low incidence of Ae. albopictus records from this dispersal pathway may relate to aircraft disinsection, whereby aircrafts undergo spraying with pyrethroids, killing insects on board [74].

Trade of plants or plant material (other than Lucky bamboo)

In The Netherlands, a single adult Ae. albopictus was captured at one of the largest flower auctions in Europe in 2017 [75]. Suppousedly, Lucky bamboo was absent from this auction, suggesting that Ae. albopictus was introduced via the trade of plants or plant material [6].

Summary of dispersal pathways

Considering all known and suspected dispersal pathways for the introduction of Ae. albopictus in a new country, two main conclusions can be drawn: (i) at global and continental spatial scales, maritime sea transport was the main dispersal pathway for Ae. albopictus into new countries in the middle to late twentieth century, with ships carrying used tyres of particular importance during the 1980s and 1990s (Additional File 1: Table S1) and (ii) at continental and national spatial scales, the passive transportation of Ae. albopictus in ground vehicles and to a lesser extent the trade of used tyres and maritime sea transport appear to be the major drivers of Ae. albopictus dispersal into new countries, especially in Europe (Additional File 1: Table S1). Finally, it is worth noting that the dispersal pathways for the introduction and spread of Ae. albopictus in numerous countries remain unknown, especially from the 1990s onwards (Figs. 2, 3), where limited published information exists (i.e. countries in Central and South America, Africa, Australasia and Pacific Island nations).

A greater understanding of the dispersal pathways for Ae. albopictus introduction into countries is critical to vector surveillance strategies to detect and control future introductions. This next section will discuss techniques used to determine Ae. albopictus dispersal pathways focusing on their implications for vector surveillance programmes.

Techniques for determining dispersal across different spatial scales

Vector surveillance

Understanding the dispersal pathways by which Ae. albopictus could invade new geographic areas allows for the development of more targeted vector surveillance and control programmes. Vector surveillance in select areas typically falls under the jurisdiction of local and regional governments, usually involving mosquito-control personnel from the health, quarantine and inspection sectors. Vector surveillance at PoE, usually managed by national government, is the front line of defence against the introduction of Ae. albopictus to new areas [12, 76]. Vector surveillance at PoE most commonly targets dispersal pathways at global and continental spatial scales. There are many different strategies and technologies required for successful vector surveillance programmes.

Entomological traps should be routinely deployed at high-risk PoE to monitor for potential Ae. albopictus incursions. Examples of traps that will sample for adult Ae. albopictus include: the BG-Sentinel (BGS) trap, CO2-baited mosquito light traps, the autocidal gravid ovitrap and the Gravid-Aedes Trap [13, 77]. Examples of traps that will sample adult larvae/eggs of Ae. albopictus include: oviposition traps and WHO standard tyre traps [13, 77]. Both the adult and larvae/egg traps listed can effectively detect Ae. albopictus [86,87,87]. However, notable limitations of these traps include overheads for equipment, large costs and time involved in servicing traps, and constraints of traps and technology to deliver information on the desired spatial scale required to inform officials about species invasions [79, 80].

Because there is no single effective tool for Ae. albopictus surveillance, the development of highly targeted tools for the detection of Ae. albopictus, is critical to determine their presence in new areas [15, 81]. The Male Aedes Sound Trap [82], a trap which exploits the female Aedes wing beat frequency to capture male Aedes, could also be appropriate for male Ae. albopictus surveillance [83, 84]. Additionally the use of adhesive tape for removing Aedes eggs from inside imported used tyres at PoE for rapid PCR-based identification holds promise as a low-cost method for sampling Aedes eggs directly from this high-risk cargo type [81].

Another recent development to improve the capacity to detect and monitor the spread of Ae. albopictus within a country is citizen science, where members of the public actively contribute to surveillance. Citizen science has the potential to be highly scalable with multiple collectors and the capacity to operate as ‘post-border’ (i.e. beyond the PoE) mosquito surveillance [85,86,87]. This could aid the objectives of vector surveillance, with multiple citizen science projects undertaken to collect Ae. albopictus data (Table 1). Citizen science projects and other communications from the public about nuisance mosquito biting resulted in the first detections of Aedes species in some countries. Citizen science first detected Ae. albopictus on the Spanish island of Ibiza [42], Ae. japonicus on the Spanish mainland [88], Ae. camptorhynchus in New Zealand [89] and Ae. aegypti and Ae. koreicus in Germany as well as monitoring the spread of Ae. albopictus and Ae. japonicus throughout this country [90, 91]. In response to the detection of these invasive Aedes species, traditional Aedes vector control techniques (e.g. widespread insecticide application and the deployment of mosquito traps) have been utilised for targeted vector control [89, 92]. However, citizen science for vector surveillance has notable limitations, including: sampling biases (citizens opt-in, possibly resulting in patchy geographic coverage), data quality (photos, need to be of high-quality for species identification by professionals) and the reliability of citizen scientists to make observations and collections has not been scientifically validated [87]. As such, citizen science may best serve as a complementary tool to existing entomological surveillance [93]. For example, when both citizen science and entomological surveillance were used in Spain, citizen science failed to detect Ae. albopictus in some areas which recorded positive collections in oviposition traps and vice versa [85].

Table 1 Examples of citizen science projects to collect data about Aedes albopictus. For a review comparing these projects see [94]
Full size table

Genomic techniques

Capturing and monitoring Ae. albopictus specimens with vector surveillance, citizen science or other methods are increasingly being followed by the use of genomic techniques to trace the source of incursions at higher resolution [99]. Genotyping can be undertaken to identify the origin of insects by comparing the genotype of incursion samples to reference samples of known origin. Assignment of incursion samples to reference populations can then be initiated to identify the likely source population or location [99].

Knowledge about the source location and the dispersal pathways of invading Ae. albopictus is valuable in the strategic deployment of vector surveillance resources at source locations and PoE [100, 101]. Furthermore, new genomic techniques as used in population genomics [i.e. high resolution genetic markers, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)] allow mosquito dispersal pathways to be analysed more precisely [102, 103]. For example, to investigate the origin of Ae. albopictus invasions into Europe, at global and continental spatial scales, Sherpa et al. [104] sequenced individual Ae. albopictus collected in Europe and worldwide locations and showed that North and Central Italy were the major source of Ae. albopictus invasions throughout Europe. This finding corroborates the identified source countries of Ae. albopictus reported in the literature for Europe (Additional File 1: Table S1).

On the Australian mainland, genomic investigations examined the dispersal pathways of some Ae. albopictus detected at PoE (PoE in Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne and Sydney) and traced the source locations to countries in East Asia, largely linked to maritime sea transport [38]. This information supports increased efforts in entomological surveillance in Australia and other countries for detecting this mosquito from these known source locations and likely dispersal pathways.

Where established populations of Ae. albopictus are detected beyond the PoE, genomics can investigate dispersal events which occur over more than one generation to estimate relatedness between kin [105,106,107]. Such approaches are scarce for Ae. albopictus [106] but their implementation could improve our understanding of dispersal to inform the spatial scale that vector surveillance and control efforts need to be deployed following incursions [108, 109]. In Australia, genomic techniques have been used to discover human-mediated dispersal of Ae. albopictus close kin tens of kilometres apart in the Torres Strait Islands [110], highlighting the difficulty of controlling this species in this region.

The use of genomic techniques relies on successfully capturing intact mosquito specimens (for high-quality DNA extraction), specialist laboratory facilities, molecular and bioinformatics expertise and funds to sequence samples. These factors alone may preclude some countries from embarking on using genomic techniques. However, the ever-decreasing costs of sequencing, availability of a hand-held portable sequencer [111] and a DNA sequence analysis mobile phone application [112] hold promise that in the future genomic techniques may be more accessible to a broader audience for improving vector surveillance.

Conclusions

Over the past 80 years the global expansion of Ae. albopictus has been striking. Passive transportation by both maritime sea transport and ground vehicles has been the main dispersal pathways for Ae. albopictus, with ships and vehicles transporting used tyres of extremely high risk.

Preventing the establishment of Ae. albopictus requires significant ongoing investment in vector surveillance coupled with ongoing vector control at high-risk PoE and rapid responses to detections. This is likely to be exacerbated in the future with changes in global factors (e.g. land use, socioeconomic and climate change), which are likely to increase the rate of invasions and associated virus outbreaks vectored by Ae. albopictus [48, 113, 114].

For countries with contiguous geography, the likelihood of Ae. albopictus dispersal appears heightened, evidenced by the rapid spread and dispersal of Ae. albopictus throughout Europe via ground vehicles [5, 39, 64, 65]. For countries with non-contiguous geography, particular focus of surveillance efforts should be directed to high-risk dispersal pathways, such as the trade of used tyres and the passive transportation by maritime sea transport. Modelling estimates that Ae. albopictus will be reported in 197 countries by 2080 [48], a rapid increase from the 86 countries where Ae. albopictus was reported between 1940–2020. Focus for countries where Ae. albopictus is not yet established should be directed to improving the capacity to detect this species at and beyond the PoE by integrating relevant advances in vector surveillance and genomic techniques.

Successful strategies require improvements in highly specific traps for capturing Ae. albopictus. Deployment of low-power, cost-effective traps could greatly expand vector surveillance around the globe. Integration with existing citizen science systems holds promise in providing platforms for upscaling and improving vector surveillance, potentially at lower cost than governments deploying entomological traps [85, 87]. However, gaps in our understanding of dispersal pathways of Ae. albopictus still exist including the origins of invading individuals utilising these pathways. Genomic techniques can answer these questions and uptake in the future should increase as sequencing costs decrease and the tools to interpret the results become more user-friendly.

Finally, global collaboration is required to seamlessly share data between countries (i.e. cloud-based online systems) about Ae. albopictus detections in new areas. Such data-sharing alone has great potential to enhance global Ae. albopictus surveillance and control.

Fig. 1
figure 1

Aedes albopictus distribution range. Map indicates the year of first detections (interceptions and vector surveillance of Ae. albopictus) by country and whether established populations were formed (full colour). ‘Before 1940’ was based on published literature documenting the presence of Ae. albopictus populations in these countries before 1940. Establishment status was defined as persistent spatial and temporal published records. ‘Not established’ was defined as Ae. albopictus populations recorded sporadically after an incursion. In Australia, populations are only recorded in the Torres Strait, with no established populations on the Australian mainland. 'Unknown establishment’ was defined as no published records regarding its establishment after detections were made. ‘Not recorded’ was defined as no records of Ae. albopictus have been recorded for this country

Full size image
Fig. 2
figure 2

Number of first detections (interceptions and vector surveillance) of Ae. albopictus in a country by known and suspected dispersal pathways for the period 1940–2020. Publications reporting the first detection of Ae. albopictus in a new country were selected (Additional File 1: Table S1). "Unknown" dispersal pathway is defined from published scientific articles with insufficient evidence to prove or suspect otherwise

Full size image
Fig. 3
figure 3

Percent of first detections (interceptions and vector surveillance) of Ae. albopictus in a country by known and suspected dispersal pathways for the period 1940–2020. Publications reporting the first detection of Ae. albopictus in a new country were selected (Additional File 1: Table S1). "Unknown" dispersal pathway is defined from published scientific articles with insufficient evidence to prove or suspect otherwise

Full size image

Availability of data and materials

Not applicable.

Abbreviations

PoE:

Points of entry

CDC:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ECDC:

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

References

  1. Hawley WA. The biology of Aedes albopictus. J Am Mosq Control Assoc Suppl. 1988;4:1–39.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Lounibos LP. Invasions by insect vectors of human disease. Annu Rev Entomol. 2002;47:233–66. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145206.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Kraemer MU, Sinka ME, Duda KA, Mylne AQ, Shearer FM, Barker CM, et al. The global distribution of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Elife. 2015. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08347.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  4. Enserink M. A mosquito goes global. Science. 2008;320:864–6. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.320.5878.864.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Eritja R, Palmer JRB, Roiz D, Sanpera-Calbet I, Bartumeus F. Direct evidence of adult Aedes albopictus dispersal by car. Sci Rep. 2017;7:1–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12652-5.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Ibáñez-Justicia A. Pathways for introduction and dispersal of invasive Aedes mosquito species in Europe: a review. J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2020;38:1–10.

  7. Rosen L, Rozeboom LE, Reeves WC, Saugrain J, Gubler DJ. A field trial of competitive displacement of Aedes polynesiensis by Aedes albopictus on a Pacific atoll. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1976;25:906–13.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Niebylski ML, Craig GB. Dispersal and survival of Aedes albopictus at a scrap tire yard in Missouri. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1994;10:339–43.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Honório NA, da Silva WC, Leite PJ, Gonçalves JM, Lounibos LR, de Lourenço RO. Dispersal of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban endemic dengue area in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2003;98:191–8. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762003000200005.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Vavassori L, Saddler A, Müller P. Active dispersal of Aedes albopictus: a mark-release-recapture study using self-marking units. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12:1–14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3837-5.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Kotsakiozi P, Richardson JB, Pichler V, Favia G, Martins AJ, Urbanelli S, et al. Population genomics of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus: insights into the recent worldwide invasion. Ecol Evol. 2017;7:10143–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3514.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  12. WHO, Vector surveillance and control at ports, airports, and ground crossings. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2016. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/vector-surveillance-and-control-at-ports-airports-and-ground-crossings. Accessed 5 Dec 2021.

  13. The Pacific Community, WHO, Manual for surveillance and control of Aedes vectors in the Pacific, Suva: The Pacific Community And World Health Organization, 2020.

  14. Ibañez-Justicia A, Poortvliet PM, Koenraadt CJM. Evaluating perceptions of risk in mosquito experts and identifying undocumented pathways for the introduction of invasive mosquito species into Europe. Med Vet Entomol. 2019;33:78–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12344.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Roizid D, Wilson AL, Scott TW, Fonseca DM, F. Dé Ric Jourdain, R. Velayudhan, V. Corbel. Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006845.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Flacio E, Lüthy P, Patocchi N, Guidotti F, Tonolla M, Peduzzi R. Primo ritrovamento di Aedes albopictus in Svizzera. Boll Della Soc Ticin Di Sci Nat. 2004;92:141–142. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282764084_Primo_ritrovamento_di_Aedes_albopictus_in_Svizzera. Accessed 5 Oct 2020.

  17. Petric D, Zgomba M, Ignjatović-Ćupina A, Pajovic I, Merdic E, Boca I, Klobucar A, Landeka N. Invasion of the Stegomyia albopicta to a part of Europe. In: Abstracts of the SOVE 15th European Meeting, Serres, Greece, pp. 58; 2006.

  18. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Aedes albopictus — Current Known Distribution: September 2020, (n.d.). Available at: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/aedes-albopictus-current-known-distribution-september-2020. Accessed Oct 10 2020.

  19. Šebesta O, Rudolf I, Betášová L, Peško J, Hubálek Z. An invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus found in the Czech Republic, 2012. Eurosurveillance. 2012;17:20301. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.43.20301-en.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  20. Klobučar A, Merdić E, Benić N, Baklaić Ž, Krčmar S. First record of Aedes albopictus in Croatia. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2006;22:147–8. https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[147:FROAAI]2.0.CO;2.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  21. Pluskota B, Storch V, Braunbeck T, Beck M, Becker N. First record of Stegomyia albopicta (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany. J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2008;26:1–5.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Scholte E-J, Jacobs F, Linton Y-M, Dijkstra E, Fransen J, Takken W. First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the Netherlands. J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2007;22:1460–6127.

    Google Scholar 

  23. Demeulemeester J, Deblauwe I, De Witte J, Jansen F, Hendy A, Madder M, First interception of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Lucky bamboo shipments in Belgium, J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2014;32:14-16.

  24. Ibanez-Justica A, Koenraadt CJM, Stroo A, Van Lammeren R, Takken W. Risk-based and adaptive invasive mosquito surveillance at lucky bamboo and used tire importers in the Netherlands. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2020;36:89–98. https://doi.org/10.2987/20-6914.1.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Traore MM, Junnila A, Traore SF, Doumbia S, Revay EE, Kravchenko VD, et al. Large-scale field trial of attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) for the control of malaria vector mosquitoes in Mali, West Africa. Malar J. 2020;19:1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3132-0.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Hull WB. Mosquito survey of Guam, US Armed Forces. Med J. 1952;3:1287–95.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Schoenig E. Distribution of three species of Aedes (Stegomyia) carriers of virus diseases on the main island of Papua New Guinea. Philipp Sci. 1972;9:61-82.

  28. Elliott SA. Aedes albopictus in the Solomon and Santa Cruz Islands, South Pacific. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1980;74:747–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  29. Laille M, Fauran P, Rodhain F. The presence of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the Fiji Islands. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1990;83:394–8.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  30. Guillaumot L, Ofanoa R, Swillen L, Singh N, Bossin HC, Schaffner F. Distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae) in southwestern Pacific countries, with a first report from the Kingdom of Tonga. Parasit Vectors. 2012;5:247. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-247.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  31. Ritchie SA, Moore P, Carruthers M, Williams C, Montgomery B, Foley P, et al. Discovery of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2006;22:358–65. https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[358:DOAWIO]2.0.CO;2.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  32. Beebe NW, Ambrose L, Hill LA, Davis JB, Hapgood G, Cooper RD, et al. Tracing the tiger: population genetics provides valuable insights into the Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus invasion of the Australasian region. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7:e2361. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002361.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  33. van den Hurk AF, Nicholson J, Beebe NW, Davis J, Muzari OM, Russell RC, et al. Ten years of the tiger: Aedes albopictus presence in Australia since its discovery in the Torres Strait in 2005. One Heal. 2016;2:19–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2016.02.001.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Muzari MO, Devine G, Davis J, Crunkhorn B, van den Hurk A, Whelan P, et al. Holding back the tiger: successful control program protects Australia from Aedes albopictus expansion. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005286. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005286.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  35. Nguyen H, Whelan P. Detection and elimination of Aedes albopictus on cable drums at Perkins Shipping, Darwin, NT. North Territ Dis Control Bull. 2007;14:39–41.

    Google Scholar 

  36. Nguyen H, Whelan P, Finlay-doney M, Soong SY. Interceptions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the Port of Darwin, NT, Australia, 25 January and 5, February 2010 North. Territ Dis Control Bull. 2010;17:29–35.

    Google Scholar 

  37. Ritchie SA, Haseler B, Foley P, Montgomery BL. Exotic mosquitoes in north Queensland: the true millennium bug? Arbovirus Res Aust. 2001;8:288–93.

  38. Schmidt TL, Chung J, van Rooyen AR, Sly A, Weeks AR, Hoffmann AA. Incursion pathways of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) into Australia contrast sharply with those of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti). Pest Manag Sci. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5977.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  39. Scholte EJ, Schaffner F. Waiting for the tiger: Establishment and spread of the Asian tiger mosquito in Europe. Emerg Pests Vector-Borne Dis Eur. 2007;14:241–61.

    Google Scholar 

  40. Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A, Patsoula E, Spanakos G, Vakalis NC. Confirmation of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Greece. Eur Mosq Bull. 2005;19:10–2.

    Google Scholar 

  41. Gatt P, Deeming JC, Schaffner F. First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta. J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2009;27:56–64.

    Google Scholar 

  42. Barceló C, Bengoa M, Monerris M, Molina R, Delacour-Estrella S, Lucientes J, et al. First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894 Diptera; Culicidae) from Ibiza (Balearic Islands; Spain). J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2015;33:1–4.

    Google Scholar 

  43. Toma L, Toma F, Pampiglione G, Goffredo M, Severini F, Di Luco M. First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894 Diptera; Culicidae) from three islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy). J Eur Mosq Control Assoc. 2017;35:25–8.

    Google Scholar 

  44. Reiter P, Sprenger D. The used tire trade: a mechanism for the worldwide dispersal of container breeding mosquitoes. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1987;3:494–501.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  45. Pratt JJ Jr, Hexerick RH, Harrison JB, Haber L. Tires as a transportation of mosquitoes by ships. Mil Surg. 1946. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/99.6.785.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  46. Sprenger D, Wuithiranyagool T. The discovery and distribution of Aedes albopictus in Harris County, Texas. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1986;2:217–9.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  47. Hawley WA, Reiter P, Copeland RS, Pumpuni CB, Craig GB. Aedes albopictus in North America: probable introduction in used tires from Northern Asia. Science. 1987;236:1114–6. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3576225.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  48. Kraemer MUG, Reiner RC, Brady OJ, Messina JP, Gilbert M, Pigott DM, et al. Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Nat Microbiol. 2019;4:854–63. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  49. Medley KA, Jenkins DG, Hoffman EA. Human-aided and natural dispersal drive gene flow across the range of an invasive mosquito. Mol Ecol. 2015;24:284–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12925.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  50. Moore CG, Mitchell CJ. Aedes albopictus in the United States: ten-year presence and public health implications. Emerg Infect Dis. 1997;3:329–34. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0303.970309.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  51. Hahn MB, Eisen L, McAllister J, Savage HM, Mutebi J-P, Eisen RJ. Updated Reported Distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the United States, 1995–2016. J Med Entomol. 2017;54:1420–4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx088.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  52. Adhami J, Reiter P. Introduction and establishment of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) in Albania. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1998;14:340–3.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  53. Schaffner F, Karch S. First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in metropolitan France. Comptes Rendus l’Academie Des Sci Ser III. 2000;323:373–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0764-4469(00)00143-8.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  54. Sabatini A, Raineri V, Trovato G, Coluzzi M. Aedes albopictus in Italy and possible diffusion of the species into the Mediterranean area. Parassitologia. 1990;32:301–4.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  55. G.L. Dalla Pozza, R. Romi, C. Severini, Source and spread of Aedes albopictus in the Veneto region of Italy., J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 10 (1994) 589–592.

  56. Bellini R, Michaelakis A, Petrić D, Schaffner F, Alten B, Angelini P, et al. Practical management plan for invasive mosquito species in Europe: I Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101691.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  57. Medlock JM, Hansford KM, Schaffner F, Versteirt V, Hendrickx G, Zeller H, et al. A review of the invasive mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, public health risks, and control options. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2012;12:435–47. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0814.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  58. Medlock JM, Hansford KM, Versteirt V, Cull B, Kampen H, Fontenille D, et al. An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe. Bull Entomol Res. 2015;105:637–63. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485315000103.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  59. Forattini OP. Identification of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) in Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 1986;20:244–5. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-89101986000300009.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  60. Neves DP, Espínola HN. Tigre-asiático: outro Aedes nos ameaça. Ciência Hoje. 1987;27:82.

    Google Scholar 

  61. Ferreira-de-Lima VH, Câmara DCP, Honório NA, Lima-Camara TN. The Asian tiger mosquito in Brazil: Observations on biology and ecological interactions since its first detection in 1986. Acta Trop. 2020;205:105386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105386.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  62. Cornel AJ, Hunt RH. Aedes albopictus in Africa? first records of live specimens in imported tires in cape town. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1991;7:107–8.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  63. Weetman D, Kamgang B, Badolo A, Moyes CL, Shearer FM, Coulibaly M, et al. Aedes mosquitoes and Aedes-borne arboviruses in Africa: current and future threats. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020220.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  64. Knudsen AB, Romi R, Majori G. Occurrence and spread in Italy of Aedes albopictus, with implications for its introduction into other parts of Europe. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996;12:177–83.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  65. Müller P, Engeler L, Vavassori L, Suter T, Guidi V, Gschwind M, et al. Surveillance of invasive Aedes mosquitoes along Swiss traffic axes reveals different dispersal modes for Aedes albopictus and Ae. japonicas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14:e0008705. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008705.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  66. Roche B, Léger L, L’Ambert G, Lacour G, Foussadier R, Besnard G, et al. The spread of Aedes albopictus in metropolitan france: contribution of environmental drivers and human activities and predictions for a near future. PLoS ONE. 2015;10:e0125600. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125600.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  67. Linthicum KJ, Kramer VL, Madon MB, Fujioka K. Introduction and potential establishment of Aedes albopictus in California in 2001. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2003;19:301–8.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  68. Madon MB, Hazelrigg JE, Shaw MW, Kluh S, Mulla MS. Has Aedes albopictus established in California? J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2003;19:297–300.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  69. Madon MB, Mulla MS, Shaw MW, Kluh S, Hazelrigg JE. Introduction of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in southern California and potential for its establishment. J Vector Ecol. 2002;27:149–54.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  70. Müller GC, Tsabari O, Traore MM, Traore SF, Doumbia S, Kravchenko VD, et al. First record of Aedes albopictus in inland Africa along the River Niger in Bamako and Mopti, Mali. Acta Trop. 2016;162:245–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.07.008.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  71. Ibáñez-Justicia A, Smitz N, Den Hartog W, van de Vossenberg B, De Wolf K, Deblauwe I, et al. Detection of exotic mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) at International airports in Europe. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103450.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  72. Ammar SE, Mclntyre M, Swan T, Kasper J, Derraik JGB, Baker MG, et al. Intercepted mosquitoes at New Zealand’s ports of entry, 2001 to 2018: current status and future concerns. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019;4:101. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4030101.

    Article  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  73. Derraik JGB. Exotic mosquitoes in New Zealand: a review of species intercepted, their pathways and ports of entry. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2004;28:433–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00025.x.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  74. WHO, Aircraft disinsection insecticides. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2013. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/100023. Accessed 3 Nov 2021.

  75. NVWA, NVWA treft tijgermug aan op bloemenveiling Naaldwijk; 2017. Available at: https://www.nvwa.nl/nieuws-en-media/nieuws/2017/06/07/nvwa-treft-tijgermug-aan-op-bloemenveiling-naaldwijk. Accessed 1 Oct 2020.

  76. WHO, The International Health Regulations, third edit, Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2005. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1163/15723747-01602002. Accessed 3 Sept 2020.

  77. Silver J. Mosquito ecology: field sampling methods, 3rd editio, NY Springer. N Y. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.6018.1153-a.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  78. Li Y, Su X, Zhou G, Zhang H, Puthiyakunnon S, Shuai S, et al. Comparative evaluation of the efficiency of the BG-sentinel trap CDC light trap and mosquito-oviposition trap for the surveillance of vector mosquitoes. Parasit Vect. 2016;9:446. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1724-x.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  79. Vazquez-Prokopec GM, Chaves LF, Ritchie SA, Davis J, Kitron U. Unforeseen costs of cutting mosquito surveillance budgets. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010;4:e858. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000858.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  80. Schwab SR, Stone CM, Fonseca DM, Fefferman NH. The importance of being urgent: the impact of surveillance target and scale on mosquito-borne disease control. Epidemics. 2018;23:55–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2017.12.004.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  81. Dallimore T, Goodson D, Batke S, Strode C. A potential global surveillance tool for effective, low-cost sampling of invasive Aedes mosquito eggs from tyres using adhesive tape. Parasit Vect. 2020;13:91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3939-0.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  82. Staunton KM, Crawford JE, Liu J, Townsend M, Han Y, Desnoyer M, et al. A Low-Powered and Highly Selective Trap for Male Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Surveillance: The Male Aedes Sound Trap. J Med Entomol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa151.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  83. Swan T, Russell TL, Burkot TR, Liu J, Ritchie SA, Staunton KM. The Effect of Sound Lure Frequency and Habitat Type on male Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Capture Rates With The Male Aedes Sound Trap. J Med Entomol. 2020;58:708–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa242.

    Article  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  84. Staunton KM, Leiva D, Cruz A, Goi J, Arisqueta C, Liu J, Desnoyer M, Howell P, Espinosa F, Mendoza AC, Karl S, Crawford JE, Xiang W, Manrique-Saide P, Achee NL, Grieco JP, Ritchie SA, Burkot TR, Snoad N. Outcomes from international field trials with Male Aedes Sound Traps: frequency-dependent effectiveness in capturing target species in relation to bycatch abundance. PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(2):e0009061. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009061.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  85. Palmer JRB, Oltra A, Collantes F, Delgado JA, Lucientes J, Delacour S, et al. Citizen science provides a reliable and scalable tool to track disease-carrying mosquitoes. Nat Commun. 2017;8:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00914-9.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  86. Bartumeus F, Oltra A, Palmer JRB. Citizen science: a gateway for innovation in disease-carrying mosquito management? Trends Parasitol. 2018;34:727–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2018.04.010.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  87. Braz Sousa L, Fricker SR, Doherty SS, Webb CE, Baldock KL, Williams CR. Citizen science and smartphone e-entomology enables low-cost upscaling of mosquito surveillance. Sci Total Environ. 2020;704:135349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135349.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  88. Eritja R, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Delacour-Estrella S, Schaffner F, Álvarez-Chachero J, Bengoa M, et al. First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science. Parasit Vect. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3317-y.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  89. Russell R, Kay B. Mosquito Eradication: The Story of Killing Campto. Collingwood, VIC: CSIRO Publishing; 2013.

    Google Scholar 

  90. Kampen H, Schuhbauer A, Walther D. Emerging mosquito species in Germany—a synopsis after 6 years of mosquito monitoring (2011–2016). Parasitol Res. 2017;116:3253–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5619-3.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  91. Kampen H, Werner D. Out of the bush: the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) (Diptera, Culicidae) becomes invasive. Parasit Vectors. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-59.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  92. Kampen H, Medlock JM, Vaux AGC, Koenraadt CJM, Van Vliet AJH, Bartumeus F, et al. Approaches to passive mosquito surveillance in the EU. Parasit Vectors. 2015;8:9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0604-5.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  93. Pernat N, Kampen H, Jeschke JM, Werner D. Citizen science versus professional data collection: comparison of approaches to mosquito monitoring in Germany. J Appl Ecol. 2020;00:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13767.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  94. Sousa LB, Craig A, Chitkara U, Fricker S, Webb C, Williams C, Baldock K. Methodological diversity in citizen science mosquito surveillance: a scoping review. Citizen Sci Theory Pract. 2022;7(1):8. https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.469.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  95. Montgomery BL, Shivas MA, Hall-Mendelin S, Edwards J, Hamilton NA, Jansen CC, et al. Rapid Surveillance for Vector Presence (RSVP): Development of a novel system for detecting Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0005505. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005505.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  96. Johnson BJ, Brosch D, Christiansen A, Wells E, Wells M, Bhandoola AF, et al. Neighbors help neighbors control urban mosquitoes. Sci Rep. 2018;8:15797. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34161-9.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  97. Eritja R, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Delacour-Estrella S, Schaffner F, Álvarez-Chachero J, Bengoa M, et al. First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science. Parasit Vectors. 2019;12:53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3317-y.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  98. Caputo B, Manica M, Filipponi F, Blangiardo M, Cobre P, Delucchi L, et al. ZanzaMapp: a scalable citizen science tool to monitor perception of mosquito abundance and nuisance in italy and beyond. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17:7872. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217872.

    Article  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  99. Schmidt TL, Endersby-Harshman NM, Hoffmann AA. Improving mosquito control strategies with population genomics. Trends Parasitol. 2021;37:907–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2021.05.002.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  100. Mehta SV, Haight RG, Homans FR, Polasky S, Venette RC. Optimal detection and control strategies for invasive species management. Ecol Econ. 2007;61:237–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.10.024.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  101. Robinson A, Burgman MA, Cannon R. Allocating surveillance resources to reduce ecological invasions: maximizing detections and information about the threat. Ecol Appl. 2011;21:1410–7. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-0195.1.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  102. Ricardo Konzen E, Imaculada Zucchi M. Landscape genetics: from classic molecular markers to genomics. Methods Mol Med IntechOpen. 2020. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92022.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  103. Rašić G, Filipović I, Weeks AR, Hoffmann AA. Genome-wide SNPs lead to strong signals of geographic structure and relatedness patterns in the major arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti. BMC Genomics. 2014;15:275. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-275.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  104. Sherpa S, Blum MGB, Capblancq T, Cumer T, Rioux D, Després L. Unravelling the invasion history of the Asian tiger mosquito in Europe. Mol Ecol. 2019;28:2360–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15071.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  105. Jasper M, Schmidt TL, Ahmad NW, Sinkins SP, Hoffmann AA. A genomic approach to inferring kinship reveals limited intergenerational dispersal in the yellow fever mosquito. Mol Ecol Resour. 2019;19:1254–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13043.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  106. Schmidt TL, Rašić G, Zhang D, Zheng X, Xi Z, Hoffmann AA. Genome-wide SNPs reveal the drivers of gene flow in an urban population of the Asian Tiger Mosquito. Aedes albopictus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11:e0006009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006009.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  107. Trense D, Schmidt TL, Yang Q, Chung J, Hoffmann AA, Fischer K. Anthropogenic and natural barriers affect genetic connectivity in an Alpine butterfly. Mol Ecol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15707.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  108. Holder P, George S, Disbury M, Singe M, Kean JM, McFadden A. A biosecurity response to Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Auckland, New Zealand. J Med Entomol. 2010;47:600–9. https://doi.org/10.1603/ME09111.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  109. Webb CE, Porigneaux PG, Durrheim DN. Assessing the risk of exotic mosquito incursion through an international seaport, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2021;6:1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010025.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  110. Schmidt TL, Swan T, Chung J, Karl S, Demok S, Yang Q, et al. Hoffmann spatial population genomics of a recent mosquito invasion. Mol Ecol. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15792.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  111. Jain M, Olsen HE, Paten B, Akeson M. The Oxford Nanopore MinION: delivery of nanopore sequencing to the genomics community. Genome Biol. 2016;17:239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-1103-0.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  112. Palatnick A, Zhou B, Ghedin E, Schatz M. Genomics comprehensive DNA sequence analysis on your smartphone. Gigascience. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.11.944132.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  113. Franklinos LHV, Jones KE, Redding DW, Abubakar I. The effect of global change on mosquito-borne disease. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019;19:e302–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30161-6.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  114. Reiter P. Climate change and mosquito-borne disease. Environ Health Perspect. 2001;109:141–61.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  115. Laird M, Calder L, Thornton RC, Syme R, Holder PW, Mogi M. Japanese Aedes albopictus among four mosquito species reaching New Zealand in used tires. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1994;10:14–23.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  116. Schaffner F, Van Bortel W, Coosemans M. First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2004;20:201–3.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  117. Colless D. Notes on the taxonomy of the Aedes scutellaris group, and new records of A. paullusi and A. albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Proc Linn Soc New South Wales. 1963;87:312–5.

    Google Scholar 

  118. Ibáñez-Bernal S, Martínez-Campos C. Aedes albopictus in Mexico. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1994;10:231–2.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  119. Adawi S. Presence of Aedes albopictus in Palestine–West Bank. Int J Trop Dis Heal. 2014;2:301–10.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  120. Broche RG, Borja EM. Aedes albopictus in Cuba. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1999;15:569–70.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  121. Wheeler AS, Petrie WD, Malone D, Allen F. Introduction, Control, and Spread of Aedes albopictus on Grand Cayman Island, 1997–2001. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2009;25:251–9.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  122. Pena CJ, Gonzalvez G, Chadee DD. Seasonal prevalence and container preferences of Aedes albopictus in Santo Domingo City, Dominican Republic. J Vector Ecol. 2003;28:208–12.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  123. Vélez I, Quiñones ML, Suarez M, Olano V, Murcia LM, Correa E, et al. Presence of Aedes albopictus in Leticia Amazonas, Colombia. Biomedica. 1998;18:192–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  124. Rossi C, Pascual NT, Krsticevic FJ. First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from Argentina. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1999;15:422.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  125. Carvalho RG, Lourenço-De-Oliveira R, Braga IA. Updating the geographical distribution and frequency of Aedes albopictus in Brazil with remarks regarding its range in the Americas. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2014;109:787–96. https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276140304.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  126. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and European, Mosquito maps, (n.d.). https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/surveillance-and-disease-data/mosquito-maps. Accessed 10 Nov 2020.

  127. Thielman A. Photographic key to the adult female mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Canada. Can J Arthropod Identif. 2007. https://doi.org/10.3752/cjai.2007.04.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  128. Lugo EDC, Moreno G, Zachariah MA, López MM, López JD, Delgado MA, et al. Identification of Aedes albopictus in urban Nicaragua. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2005;21:325–7. https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[325:IOAAIU]2.0.CO;2.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  129. Aranda C, Eritja R, Roiz D. First record and establishment of the mosquito Aedes albopictus in Spain. Med Vet Entomol. 2006;20:150–2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00605.x.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  130. Miller MJ, Loaiza JR. Geographic expansion of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus across Panama—implications for control of dengue and chikungunya viruses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015;9:e0003383. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003383.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  131. Benedict MQ, Levine RS, Hawley WA, Lounibos LP. Spread of the tiger: global risk of invasion by the mosquito Aedes albopictus. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2007;7:76–85. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2006.0562.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  132. Diallo M, Laganier R, Nangouma A. First record of Ae. albopictus (Skuse, 1894), in Central African Republic. Trop Med Int Heal. 2010;15:1185–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02594.x.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  133. Ganushkina LA, Tanygina EI, Bezzhonova OV, Sergiev VP. Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus skus. Mosquitoes in the Russian Federation. Med Parazitol (Mosk). 2012;1:3–4.

    Google Scholar 

  134. Oter K, Gunay F, Tuzer E, Linton YM, Bellini R, Alten B. First record of Stegomyia albopicta in Turkey determined by active ovitrap surveillance and DNA barcoding. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013;13:753–61. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2012.1093.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  135. Prioteasa LF, Dinu S, Fălcuţă E, Ceianu CS. Established population of the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus in Romania, 2012–14. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015;31:177–81. https://doi.org/10.2987/14-6462R.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  136. Fălcuţă E, Prioteasa LF, Horváth C, Păstrav IR, Schaffner F, Mihalca AD. The invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in Romania: towards a country-wide colonization? Parasitol Res. 2020;119:841–5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06620-8.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  137. Bocková E, Kočišová A, Letková V. First record of Aedes albopictus in Slovakia. Acta Parasitol. 2013;58:603–6. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-013-0158-2.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  138. B. Seidel, D. Duh, N. Nowotny, F. Allerberger, Erstnachweis der Stechmücken Aedes (Ochlerotatus) japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) in Österreich und Slowenien in 2011 und für Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Österreich 2012 (Diptera: Culicidae), Entomol. Zeitschrift. 122 (2012) 223–226.

  139. Medlock JM, Vaux AG, Cull B, Schaffner F, Gillingham E, Pfluger V, et al. Detection of the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus in southern England. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17:140. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30024-5.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  140. Sokolovska N, Kostovska J, Musa S, Lazarevska L, Bajrami L, Arsenievski Z. Our Experience in Collecting Tiger Mosquitoes Using Ovitraps in Strumica Gevgelija and the Border Crossing to Greece. J Heal Sci. 2017. https://doi.org/10.17265/2328-7136/2017.06.010.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  141. Paronyan L, Babayan L, Manucharyan A, Manukyan D, Vardanyan H, Melik-Andrasyan G, et al. The mosquitoes of Armenia: review of knowledge and results of a field survey with first report of Aedes albopictus. Parasite. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2020039.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  142. Fernández Mdel MC, Saint Jean Y, Callaba CAF, López LS. The first report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Haiti. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2012;107:279–81.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  143. A. Indra, Stechmücken-Surveillance in der Steiermark (Abschlussbericht): Klimawandel als Ursache der Ausbreitung exotischer Stechmücken am Beispiel Aedes japonicus = Asiatischer Felsentümpelmosquito und tropischer Viren am Beispiel West Nil Virus in der Stei, 2013.

  144. Kutateladze T, Zangaladze E, Dolidze N, Mamatsashvili T, Tskhvaradze L, Andrews ES, et al. First Record of Aedes albopictus in Georgia and Updated Checklist of Reported Species. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2016;32:230–3. https://doi.org/10.2987/16-6574.1.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  145. Bobanga T, Moyo M, Vulu F, Irish SR. First report of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. African Entomol. 2018;26:234–6. https://doi.org/10.4001/003.026.0234.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  146. Reis S, Cornel AJ, Melo M, Pereira H, Loiseau C. First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) on São tomé island. Acta Trop. 2017;171:86–9.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  147. Gossner CM, Ducheyne E, Schaffner F. Increased risk for autochthonous vector-borne infections transmitted by Aedes albopictus in continental Europe. Eurosurveillance. 2018;23:2–7. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.24.1800268.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  148. Osório HC, Zé-Zé L, Neto M, Silva S, Marques F, Silva AS, et al. Detection of the invasive mosquito species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Portugal. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040820.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  149. Savage HM, Ezike VI, Nwankwo AC, Spiegel R, Miller BR. First record of breeding populations of Aedes albopictus in continental Africa: implications for arboviral transmission. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1992;8:101–3.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  150. Ogata K, Samayoa AL. Discovery of Aedes albopictus in Guatemala. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996;12:503–6.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  151. Fontenille D, Toto JC. Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), a potential new dengue vector in southern Cameroon. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001;7:1066–7. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0706.010631.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  152. Toto JC, Abaga S, Carnevale P, Simard F. First report of the oriental mosquito Aedes albopictus on the West African island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. Med Vet Entomol. 2003;17:343–6. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00447.x.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  153. Chadee DD, Fat FH, Persad RC. First record of Aedes albopictus from Trinidad, West Indies. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2003;19:438–9.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  154. Leshem E, Bin H, Shalom U, Perkin M, Schwartz E. Risk for emergence of dengue and chikungunya virus in Israel. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18:345–7. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1802.111648.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  155. Haddad N, Harbach RE, Chamat S, Bouharoun-Tayoun H. Presence of Aedes albopictus in Lebanon and Syria. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007;23:226–8. https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[226:POAAIL]2.0.CO;2.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  156. Rossi GC, Martinez M. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Uruguay. Entomol Vectores. 2003;10:469–78.

    Google Scholar 

  157. Vazeille M, Moutailler S, Pages F, Jarjaval F, Failloux AB. Introduction of Aedes albopictus in Gabon: what consequences for dengue and chikungunya transmission? Trop Med Int Heal. 2008;13:1176–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02123.x.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  158. Ortega-Morales AI, Mis-Avila P, Domínguez-Galera M, Canul-Amaro G, Esparza-Aguilar J, Carlos-Azueta J, et al. First record of Stegomyia albopicta [Aedes albopictus] in Belize. Southwest Entomol. 2010;35:197–8. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.035.0208.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  159. Doosti S, Yaghoobi-Ershadi MR, Schaffner F, Moosa-Kazemi SH, Akbarzadeh K, Gooya MM, et al. Mosquito surveillance and the first record of the invasive mosquito species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern Iran. Iran J Public Health. 2016;45:1064–73.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  160. Navarrro J-C, Zorrilla A, Moncada N. First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Venezuela. Its importance as dengue vector and actions to address it. Boletín Malariol y Salud Ambient. 2009;49:161–6.

    Google Scholar 

  161. Izri A, Bitam I, Charrel RN. First entomological documentation of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in Algeria. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011;17:1116–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03443.x.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  162. Kampango A, Abílio AP. The Asian tiger hunts in Maputo city - The first confirmed report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Mozambique. Parasit Vect. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1361-4.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  163. Bennouna A, Balenghien T, El Rhaffouli H, Schaffner F, Garros C, Gardès L, et al. First record of Stegomyia albopicta (= Aedes albopictus) in Morocco: a major threat to public health in North Africa? Med Vet Entomol. 2017;31:102–6.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  164. Kanani K, Amr Z, Katbeh-Bader A, Arbaji M. First Record of Aedes albopictus in Jordan. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2017;33:134–5. https://doi.org/10.2987/17-6641.1.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  165. Ponce P, Morales D, Argoti A, Cevallos VE. First report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), the asian tiger mosquito, in Ecuador. J Med Entomol. 2018;55:248–9. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx165.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  166. Bouattour A, Khrouf F, Rhim A, M’Ghirbi Y. First detection of the asian tiger mosquito, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), in Tunisia. J Med Entomol. 2019;56:1112–5. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz026.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  167. Ali I, Mundle M, Anzinger JJ, Sandiford SL. Tiger in the sun: a report of Aedes albopictus in Jamaica. Acta Trop. 2019;199:105112.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ana Palma and Tom Schmidt for a critical review and constructive comments which greatly improved the manuscript.

Funding

T.S. was financially supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia

    Tom Swan, Tanya L. Russell, Kyran M. Staunton, Matt A. Field, Scott A. Ritchie & Thomas R. Burkot

  2. Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia

    Tom Swan, Tanya L. Russell, Kyran M. Staunton, Matt A. Field, Scott A. Ritchie & Thomas R. Burkot

Authors
  1. Tom Swan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tanya L. Russell
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Kyran M. Staunton
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Matt A. Field
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Scott A. Ritchie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Thomas R. Burkot
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

All authors contributed to discussions and ideas for this topic. TS researched and wrote the first draft of the manuscript and produced all Figures, Tables and Supplementary Information. TS, TLS, KMS, MAF, SAR and TRB contributed to manuscript revision and further writing. TLS, KMS, MAF, SAR and TRB provided supervision for TS. All authors reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Tom Swan.

Ethics declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Not applicable.

Consent for publication

Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Supplementary Information

Additional file 1

: Table S1. Overview of Aedes albopictus known and suspected dispersal pathways across different spatial scales for the period 1940–2020. Publications reporting the first introduction of Ae. albopictus in a new country were selected. Colours indicate the spatial scale at which this dispersal event was recorded (gold = global; green = continental; grey = unknown). “Unknown” dispersal pathway or spatial scale is defined from published scientific articles with insufficient evidence to prove or suspect otherwise. “Suspected” dispersal pathway in this context refers to evidence from publications which indicates that this is the most likely dispersal pathway or spatial scale (e.g. Ae. albopictus immatures found in used tyres transported from Japan to the USA). "Unknown" trap type is defined as not documented in publications. *Establishment status was determined from published scientific articles, reports, agencies and organisations (i.e. ECDC and CDC) documenting persistence. A = adults, L = larvae, E = eggs. HB = human bait, LD = larval dipper, DIT = dry ice, T = tyre trap, O = oviposition trap, BGS = Biogents sentinel trap, EVS = Encephalitis Virus Surveillance trap, CDC = Centers for Disease Control light trap, NT = net trap, E = emergence trap, A = aspirator used to collect adult mosquitoes.

Rights and permissions

Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.

Reprints and Permissions

About this article

Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Swan, T., Russell, T.L., Staunton, K.M. et al. A literature review of dispersal pathways of Aedes albopictus across different spatial scales: implications for vector surveillance. Parasites Vectors 15, 303 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05413-5

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05413-5

Keywords

  • Aedes albopictus
  • Dispersal
  • Dispersal pathways
  • Spatial scales
  • Vector surveillance
  • Citizen science
  • Genomics

Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

Contact us