Armigeres subalbatus is a potential vector for Zika virus but not dengue virus.
Wenqiang YangSiyu ZhaoYugu XieTong LiuLing KongYijia GuoZhensheng XiePeiwen LiuXiao-Guang ChenPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2022)
ZIKV but not DENV-2 can infect Ar. subalbatus by blood meal and artificial urine, and the infected mosquitoes can transmit ZIKV to suckling mice by bite. From these findings, we can conclude that the Ar. subalbatus isolated from Guangdong province, China, is a potential vector for ZIKV and should therefore be considered in vector control programs to prevent and control of Zika virus disease.