Tag: Aedes japonicus

Water Mites Discovered Parasitizing Two Mosquito Species in Pennsylvania

A survey of mosquitoes in Pennsylvania discovered 12 mosquitoes parasitized by larval mites. Water mites can reduce the survival and reproductive success of mosquitoes, and entomologists are investigating such parasitism to evaluate its potential as a method for biological control efforts.

Entomology Today July 30, 2018 6 Comments

Aedes japonicus Mosquitoes Found in Western Canada

By Harvey Black Earlier this year, researchers discovered that Aedes japonicus mosquitoes in southwestern Virginia were capable of carrying La Crosse encephalitis, the leading cause of arboviral encephalitis in children. […]

Researchers Find La Crosse Virus in Aedes japonicus Mosquitoes

By Harvey Black Researchers have found another invasive mosquito species that carries the virus responsible for La Crosse encephalitis in the Appalachian region. In the April 2015 edition of Emerging […]