PRESENCE OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN LEBANON AND SYRIA
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Mosquito Control Association in Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
- Vol. 23 (2), 226-228
- https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971x(2007)23[226:poaail]2.0.co;2
Abstract
The occurrence of Aedes albopictus in Lebanon and Syria is reported for the first time. Larvae were found in 4 localities in Lebanon, and 1 female was captured inside a house located in a coastal locality in Syria. The potential of the species to vector arboviral disease in the region is noted.Keywords
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