Short communication: New report of Aedes albopictus in Souk Ahras, Northeast Algeria

Abstract

Abstract. Hamaidia K, Soltani N. 2021. Short communication: New report of Aedes albopictus in Souk Ahras, Northeast Algeria. Biodiversitas 22: 2901-2906. The present paper reports the occurrence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse), an aggressive Asian tiger mosquito in the city of Souk-Ahras (Northeast of Algeria). A “26 April” estate’ inhabitants (Souk-Ahras province) have reported unusual daytime bites by a striped mosquito. On early September 2020, an intensive field inspection was carried out for potential mosquito breeding sites in the locations around the city. A total of 105 specimens (8 larvae, 24 pupae and 73 adults) of Ae. albopictus were collected in a pile of old tyres in a residential garden. After previous records of this species in Algeria, this is the first evidence of its presence in Souk-Ahras province, and the findings enhance combined public participation with professional validation in surveillance of vector borne-diseases programs with emphasis on the need for sensitising citizens about controlling this important vector.

Systematic and Toxicological Study with Synergy of the Mosquitoes in EL Kantara Region (Biskra, Southern Algeria)

“…In this study, we concluded that C. longiareolata is the most abundant species in the region of El Kantara (89.91%) and is a widely distributed species in the Mediterranean region (Brunhes et al, 2001). Studies indicate its existence in polluted sites and permanent sites of stagnant water with rich or poor vegetation in the regions of Tébessa and Souk Ahras (Hamaidia, 2004). The same results were found by Belkhiri et al (2021) in the Batna region.…”

Chemical screening, insecticidal and reprotoxic activities of Tecoma stans ethanolic leaf extract against the vector mosquito Culex pipiens

“…Despite decades of effective managing efforts using chemical insecticides as the best way to reduce adult mosquito's populations, vector‐borne disease transmission persists (Ferraguti et al, 2021). To detect their occurrence and spatiotemporal distribution, updated inventories of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northeastern Algeria were carried out to perform an effective control program (Benmalek et al, 2018; Bouabida et al, 2012; Hafsi et al, 2021; Hamaidia et al, 2016; Hamaidia & Berchi, 2018; Hamaidia & Soltani, 2021). These surveys would be needed to assess the risk of invasive vector species emergence (Benallal et al, 2019; Hamaidia & Soltani, 2021; Lafri et al, 2014).…”

Impact of physicochemical parameters of water on the biodiversity of the invertebrate fauna from Echatt Lake, Northeast Algeria

“…Zerguine et al 2018 collected 7,615 specimens belonging to 75 species in four subfamilies of the Chironomidae fauna in the Oued Charef basin, northeastern Algeria. Hamaidia and Berchi (2018) studied the Culicidae of northeastern Algeria in the region of Souk-ahras and revealed the presence of 14 species belonging to the two subfamilies (Culicinae and Anophelinae). The study of beetles populating the continental waters of Algeria has been carried out by some researchers: Lamine et al (2019); 51 beetles divided into 2 sub-orders, 34 genera, and 10 families have been identified.…”

“…The study on the biodiversity of freshwater invertebrates, both running and stagnant, includes the systematic determination of insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Recent studies have been made in several aquatic ecosystems in Northeast Algeria, like on the aquatic beetle community living in Tonga Lake (Mahmoudi et al 2022), morphometry and reproduction of a crustacean species Atyaephyra desmaresti Millet 1831 used as a bioindicator species of health quality of hydrosystems (Ameur et al 2022), or on culicidian fauna in some habitats from Souk-Ahras province (Hafsi et al 2021;Hamaidia and Soltani 2021). These studies show the importance of ecological factors in the distribution of species.…”

“…Thus, morphological variations among shrimps' populations sampled at three different sites in Northeast Algeria: El Battah (in the mouth of the Mafragh River) and Lakes of Tonga and Oubeira are evidenced (Ameur et al 2022). The link between climatic factors and mosquito diversity in Souk-Ahras province in northeastern Algeria was also evaluated and the abundance of mosquito's species was found affected by the combination of temperature and rainfall which were negatively correlated (Hafsi et al 2021;Hamaidia and Soltani 2021).…”