Ochlerotatus j. japonicus (Theobald) was first collected and identified in 2003 from CDC gravid trap collections in Boone, Campbell, and Wolfe counties, Kentucky. Subsequent collections during 2004 and 2005 indicate that the species has become established in Boone, Campbell, Fayette, Fleming, Grant, Jefferson, and Kenton counties.
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