Open AccessAedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and the Threat of its Introduction to Australia
Author(s) -
COOPER R. D.,
Waterson D. G. E.,
Kupo M.,
Sweeney A. W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb00933.x
Subject(s) - aedes albopictus , new guinea , dengue fever , vector (molecular biology) , biology , aedes , ecology , zoology , aedes aegypti , larva , virology , ethnology , history , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
In the Western Province of Papua New Guinea populations of the dengue vector Aedes albopictus were found in Daru and Kiunga, but not in three coastal villages opposite the Torres Strait Islands. the implications of these findings with regard to the possible introduction of this mosquito to Australia are discussed.