The Invasive Mosquitoes of Canada: An Entomological, Medical, and Veterinary Review

Peach, Daniel A H; Matthews, Blake

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.21-0167

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“…Kaufman and Fonseca (2014) stated that in the 15 years since its introduction to North America, Ae. japonicus has been found in nearly all states in the eastern half of the United States and the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia (Peach 2018), Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nove Scotia (Peach and Matthews 2022), but can also be found in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii (Seok et al 2023). The success of this species' establishment in the northern hemisphere can be attributed to its cold tolerance and ability to successfully survive in diverse larval habitats, with these traits overlapping with Ae.…”

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The potential invasion into North America and Europe by non-native mosquito, Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Seok,

Kim,

Nguyen

et al. 2023

Journal of Medical Entomology

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Aedes koreicus (Edward, 1917) (Diptera: Culicidae), a mosquito species native to East Asia, has spread to parts of Europe and Central Asia since 2008. The species shares ecological characteristics with Aedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901) (Diptera: Culicidae), which has already successfully invaded and established in North America and Europe. Given these similarities, it is plausible that Ae. koreicus may also invade North America in the future. However, the invasion of Ae. koreicus may be masked or have delayed detection due to their similar morphologies with Ae. japonicus. This study highlights the potential risks of invasion of Ae. koreicus into North America, especially in the northeastern United States, and for further expansion in Europe. We used the maximum entropy model to identify areas with a high likelihood of presence in North America and Europe using comprehensive occurrence records from East Asia, Central Asia, and Europe. We have identified 15 additional countries in Europe and 7 states in the United States that will likely have suitable environments for Ae. koreicus. Additionally, we reviewed the morphological characteristics of Ae. koreicus and Ae. japonicus and provided morphological keys to distinguish the 2 species. Morphological results contradicting previous studies suggested that finding the origin by morphological comparison between Ae. koreicus populations may need re-evaluation. The information presented here will be useful for researchers and public health professionals in high-risk areas to be informed about morphological characteristics to distinguish Ae. koreicus from similar-looking Ae. japonicus. These tools will allow more careful monitoring of the potential introduction of this highly invasive species.

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“…It has been suggested that Aedes koreicus could potentially invade North America, as Ae. japonicus did (Kaufman and Fonseca 2014, Peach and Matthews 2022). Aedes japonicus has spread to Europe and North America since the 1990s.…”

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The potential invasion into North America and Europe by non-native mosquito, Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Seok,

Kim,

Nguyen

et al. 2023

Journal of Medical Entomology

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“…albopictus were finally detected in Texas in 1985 and spread rapidly both north and south (Pratt et al 1946;Sprenger & Wuithiranyagool 1986;Gratz 2004). Current studies indicate that this spread has reached Canada and more than half the countries in South America (including Argentina in the southern end of the continent), and this increase in range is expected to continue (Peach & Matthews 2022;Kamal et al 2022;Giordano et al 2020;Garcia-Rejon et al 2021).…”

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Critical Review of Insecticide Resistance in Us Aedes Albopictus: Resistance Status, Underlying Mechanisms, and Directions for Future Research

Estep,

Sanscrainte

2024

J FL Mosq Control Assoc

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Aedes albopictus is a primary or secondary disease vector in Asia that invaded the United States around 1980. It is now present in more than half of US states and continues to expand in range. The willingness to bite in the daytime and the ability to colonize makes this species a target of control operations both to prevent nuisance biting and for public health reasons. As with other species, effective long-term control requires an integrated management strategy and information about efficacy of operational interventions. Studies from Asia, where this species is a primary vector, show that insecticide resistance is a developing concern that can compromise effective control. In this review, we summarize the status of insecticide resistance in US populations of Ae. albopictus, examine the current understanding of the mechanisms underlying resistance, and offer suggestions for future research directions.

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“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the rst synthesis of knowledge that explores the literature on mosquitoes through the lens of Planetary Health within a Canadian context. Other studies have reviewed the literature on various factors and their in uence on mosquitoes in Canada, but did not take a holistically focused approach (Wudel, et al, 2016;Hongoh, et al, 2009;Kulkarni, et al, 2015;Peach, et al, 2022). Non-English papers were also not considered, leading to several articles in French being omitted, potentially leaving out some relevant works.…”

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Exploring Planetary Health Perspectives of Mosquito-borne Infections in Canada: A Rapid Scoping Review

Hollett,

Chapman,

Sarkar

2024

Preprint

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Over the past couple of decades, mosquito-borne diseases have increased in Canada. ‘Planetary Health’ is a novel concept that encompasses the impacts of the triple planetary health crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. This study aimed to conduct a rapid scoping review on planetary health with regard to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in Canada, in order to understand the complex relations. This synthesis will identify knowledge gaps, emerging threats, mitigation scopes and it will inform future research scopes. An online query of EMBASE, PubMed, and Web of Science was performed and a total of 2,086 citations were retrieved. Finally, 62 articles were then reviewed and synthesized. Temperature and precipitation are playing significant roles in mosquito abundance, extension of temporal distribution and the spread from historical distributions of invasive species to newer geographic locations. In fact, the temperature has been rising so high that some species are now predominantly producing eggs without having taken a blood meal (autogeny). Warmer temperatures increased vector viral loads by several folds, thereby, climate change is effectively making infection rates higher and extending the transmission season. Destruction of the natural environment due to anthropogenic activities depopulates native predators resulting in the flourishing of mosquito populations. Pesticides used to control mosquitoes often failed to gain desired results due to operational and technological limitations and unintended ecological consequences. Planetary Health perspective can provide comprehensive analysis of mosquitoes’ presence and abundance, establishment and expansion of invasive mosquito species and disease carrying capacity for both the native and invasive species. Thus, Canada is at risk of outbreak of several exotic mosquito-borne infections. For public health measures and research, planetary health perspectives are required to better understand the complex and multifaceted connections between infections, ecosystem, climate change and anthropogenic activities.

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The Invasive Mosquitoes of Canada: An Entomological, Medical, and Veterinary Review

Cited by 7 publications

References 186 publications

The potential invasion into North America and Europe by non-native mosquito, Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

The potential invasion into North America and Europe by non-native mosquito, Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Critical Review of Insecticide Resistance in Us Aedes Albopictus: Resistance Status, Underlying Mechanisms, and Directions for Future Research

Exploring Planetary Health Perspectives of Mosquito-borne Infections in Canada: A Rapid Scoping Review

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