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Among the IMSs, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae) stand out in terms of their vector status. A. albopictus is recognised as a vector of at least 22 arbovirosis (including West Nile disease, Dengue and Chikungunya) (Medlock et al., 2015) and transmission of dirofi lariosis in urban environments (Paupy et al., 2009). C. quinquefasciatus is an important vector of bancroftian fi lariosis and a competent vector of dirofi lariosis, several arbovirosis (including West Nile disease) and protozoa (Bhattacharya et al., 2016). A. albopictus now occurs widely in Europe after its fi rst identifi cation in Albania in 1979 (Medlock et

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