Seasonal Occurrence of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) at the Ports of Entry on the Island of Kauai

dc.contributor.author Yang, Pingjun
dc.contributor.author Furumizo, Roy T.
dc.contributor.author Tanglin, Leroy
dc.contributor.author Tekekuma, Clyde
dc.date.accessioned 2007-05-26T07:18:46Z
dc.date.available 2007-05-26T07:18:46Z
dc.date.issued 2005-11
dc.description.abstract The populations (represented by egg numbers) of Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) at three ports of entry on the island of Kauai, Hawaii have been monitored for two years by use of “ovitraps”. At the two undisturbed environments (the Nawiliwili Harbor and the Port Allen Harbor) the populations of A. albopictus went through a seasonal cycle. A distinct peak appeared in late spring or early summer. At a disturbed environment (the Lihue Airport) both abundance and pattern of occurrence of A. albopictus were affected. At the two wetter sites (the Lihue Airport and the Nawiliwili Harbor), no significant correlation was found between the egg numbers and rainfalls. However, at the drier site (the Port Allen Harbor) correlation between the egg numbers and rainfalls were significant. Also, our results showed that there were no significant differences between the average monthly egg numbers per trap from 2001 and 2002 at each site, indicating that populations were quite stable during these two years.
dc.identifier.citation Yang P, Furumizo RT, Tanglin L, Tekekuma C. 2005. Seasonal occurrence of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) at the ports of entry on the island of Kauai. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 37:33-38.
dc.identifier.issn 0073-134X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/91
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher Hawaiian Entomological Society
dc.subject Aedes albopictus
dc.subject ovitraps
dc.subject Kauai
dc.subject Culicidae
dc.subject Hawaii
dc.subject population dynamics
dc.subject population density
dc.subject pest monitoring
dc.subject trapping
dc.subject seasonal variation
dc.subject rain
dc.subject introduced species
dc.subject harbors
dc.title Seasonal Occurrence of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) at the Ports of Entry on the Island of Kauai
dc.type Article
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