Comparative host feeding patterns of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, in urban and suburban Northeastern USA and implications for disease transmission.

• Main Authors: Ary Faraji (Author), Andrea Egizi (Author), Dina M Fonseca (Author), Isik Unlu (Author), Taryn Crepeau (Author), Sean P Healy (Author), Randy Gaugler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aedes albopictus is an invasive species which continues expanding its geographic range and involvement in mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya and dengue. Host selection patterns by invasive mosquitoes are critically important because they increase endemic disease transmission and drive outbr...