Geospatial analysis of invasion of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus: competition with Aedes japonicus japonicus in its northern limit area in Japan

Geospatial analysis of invasion of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus: competition with Aedes japonicus japonicus in its northern limit area in Japan

The mosquito <em>Aedes albopictus</em>, indigenous to Southeast Asia and nearby islands, has spread almost worldwide during recent decades. We confirm the invasion of this mosquito, first reported in Yamagata city in northeast Honshu, Japan in 2000. Previously, only <em>Ae. japonic...

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Main Authors: Naoko Nihei, Osamu Komagata, Kan-ichiro Mochizuki, Mutsuo Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
Aedes albopictus, Aedes japonicus japonicus, competition, normalized difference vegetation index, geographical information system, Japan.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/30

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