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First Record of Aedes Japonicus in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

Shannon M O CawthonMollie M DimiseRichard Frazier
Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2023)
Information of species presence and abundance is useful for taking a targeted approach to controlling populations of medically important and nuisance mosquito species. In April 2023, staff at St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District (STPMAD), in Slidell, Louisiana, identified Aedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901) mosquitoes from a larval sample brought in from the field for identification. Although invasive Aedes species like Aedes albopictus are commonly found in Louisiana, this is the first record of Ae. japonicus in St. Tammany Parish.
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