Cold Acclimation and Overwintering of Female Aedes Albopictus in Roma

Romi, Roberto; Severini, Francesco; Toma, Luciano

doi:10.2987/8756-971x(2006)22[149:caaoof]2.0.co;2

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“…The production of eggs that enter diapause (stimulated by changes in photoperiod), which withstand cold winter temperatures (Hawley 1988;Medlock et al 2006), as well as cold acclimation of adult females (Romi et al 2006), have facilitated its spread in northern states in the U.S. (Hawley, 1988), and will permit its survival in parts of northern Europe. Specific mapping and modeling of the most likely areas for establishment of A. albopictus in Europe, and the potential spread with climate change is available from the ECDC (2009).…”

Section: Biotic and Abiotic Factors Constraining Establishment In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Invasive Mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, Public Health Risks, and Control Options

Medlock¹,

Hansford²,

Schaffner

et al. 2012

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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511

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There has been growing interest in Europe in recent years in the establishment and spread of invasive mosquitoes, notably the incursion of Aedes albopictus through the international trade in used tires and lucky bamboo, with onward spread within Europe through ground transport. More recently, five other non-European aedine mosquito species have been found in Europe, and in some cases populations have established locally and are spreading. Concerns have been raised about the involvement of these mosquito species in transmission cycles of pathogens of public health importance, and these concerns were borne out following the outbreak of chikungunya fever in Italy in 2007, and subsequent autochthonous cases of dengue fever in France and Croatia in 2010. This article reviews current understanding of all exotic (five introduced invasive and one intercepted) aedine species in Europe, highlighting the known import pathways, biotic and abiotic constraints for establishment, control strategies, and public health significance, and encourages Europe-wide surveillance for invasive mosquitoes.

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Section: Biotic and Abiotic Factors Constraining Establishment In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Invasive Mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, Public Health Risks, and Control Options

Medlock¹,

Hansford²,

Schaffner

et al. 2012

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

556

511

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“…In addition, the detection of WNV in pools of overwintering hibernating Culex pipiens mosquitoes in New York City in 2000 [74] clearly indicates the capacity of the virus to overwinter and to survive in hibernating infected adult mosquitoes. The survival of adult mosquitoes during winter and even a certain level of adult activity were sometimes observed in the Mediterranean countries and in other temperate areas [75-77]. …”

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Epidemiology of West Nile in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin

Calistri¹

2010

TOVJ

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In the last 30 years several cases of West Nile (WN) virus infection were reported in horses and humans in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin. Most of them were determined by strains of the Lineage 1 included in the European Mediterranean/Kenyan cluster. Strains of this cluster are characterised by a moderate pathogenicity for horses and humans and limited or no pathogenicity for birds. In recent years, however, WN cases determined by strains grouped in the Israeli/American cluster of Lineage 1 or in the lineage 2 have been reported in Hungary and Austria. The role of migrating birds in introducing new viruses to Europe has been often demonstrated. The migratory birds, which may be infected in their African wintering places, carry the virus northward to European sites during spring migrations. In the past, the virus introduction determined occasional cases of WN. In the recent years, new epidemiological scenarios are developing. In few occasions it has been evidenced the capability of WNV strains of overwintering by using local birds and mosquitoes. Species of Culex amongst mosquitoes and magpies (Pica pica), carrion crows (Corvus corone) and rock pigeons (Columba livia) amongst resident birds are the most probable species involved in this hypothetical WND endemic cycle.

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“…Giatropoulos et al (2012) found that the numbers of the produced eggs are the highest in mid-July to November. Romi et al (2006) proved that Ae. albopictus can adapt for the local environment which means that natural selection results strains with different climatic requirements and overwintering potential.…”

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“…albopictus populations (Thomas et al, 2012). In addition, in the Mediterranean, as the coastal and lowland areas of the Apennine Peninsula where the more severe freeze is rarely occur, the populations of the Asian tiger mosquito shows the signs of cold-acclimation as adults and remain active throughout the entire winter season (Romi et al, 2006). Larval development including each of the instars takes 3-8 weeks, while the mean lifespan of the adults is about 3 weeks, although in case of the overwintering individuals of female mosquitoes in the Mediterranean area it can takes some months (Gatt et al, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Complex Investigation of the Colonization Potential of Aedes Albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the South Pannonian Ecoregion

Tràjer¹,

Tánczos²,

Hammer³

et al. 2017

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Aedes albopictus is the potential vector of several pathogens. Recently, the South Pannonian ecoregion has been the border of the east Mediterranean established range of the species. We aimed to determine the current range limiting factors, to predict the potential seasonality and to model the future distribution of the mosquito in the Carpathian Basin. Mosquito trapping was performed in the border region. Larvae were collected from local waters. Based on the new and the previously performed collections, we analysed the limiting climatic factors of the occurrence. The calculation of the full ontogeny was based on previously published experimental results. The analysis of the climate of the successful and non-successful trapping sites showed the complex conditionality of the habitat preference of Aedes albopictus. We confirmed the presence of Phlebotomus neglectus in South-western Hungary and of Aedes albopictus in Zagreb. We found that Aedes albopictus can tolerate the climate of the mountainous regions of the Mediterranean where there are relatively cold winters due to high annual precipitation. Both the climate envelope model results and the gained range limiting factors support the hypothesis that the recent climate of Hungary allows the expansion of the mosquito in the Carpathian Basin.

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Cold Acclimation and Overwintering of Female Aedes Albopictus in Roma

Cited by 87 publications

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A Review of the Invasive Mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, Public Health Risks, and Control Options

A Review of the Invasive Mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, Public Health Risks, and Control Options

Epidemiology of West Nile in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin

The Complex Investigation of the Colonization Potential of Aedes Albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the South Pannonian Ecoregion

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