GC: n
S: Springer – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3317-y (last access: 17 August 2024); ECDC – https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-japonicus (last access: 17 August 2024).
N: 1. From genus Aedes ((/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: “hateful”) and japonicus (“of Japan”).
- Taxonomy or Scientific Classification: Domain: Eukaryota. Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Arthropoda. Class: insecta. Order: Diptera. Family: Culicidae. Genus: Aedes. Sugenus: Hulecoeteomyia. Species: A. japonicus. Binomial name: Aedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901).
- Common Names: East Asian bush or rock pool mosquito.
2. Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901), commonly known as the Asian bush or rock pool mosquito, is an invasive container-inhabiting mosquito native to Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southern China, and Russia that has become established in parts of Europe, Canada, and in most of the eastern United States (Tanaka et al. 1979, Kaufman and Fonseca 2014). Successful establishment beyond its native distribution is partly due to this species’ adaptability to a broad range of environmental conditions. Aedes japonicus adjusts well to human environments and is more tolerant of cooler, temperate climates than other invasive container-inhabiting mosquito species, enabling it to successfully invade a diverse array of habitats (Versteirt et al. 2009).
3. While Aedes japonicus has not been implicated as an important arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) vector (Kampen and Werner 2014), its documented human blood feeding and propensity to live in close association with humans warrants surveillance and management activities, especially in areas at risk of new introductions (Fonseca and Kaufman 2010, Jansen et al. 2018). Aedes japonicus’ pathway of introduction is unknown in many instances, but transportation in used tires via international trade is a likely candidate. This introduction pathway was confirmed in New Zealand, where larval Aedes japonicus were found in shipments of tires arriving from Japan (Laird et al.1994). International tire trade was also the introduction pathway for another important invasive mosquito species, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), making this the suspected source of Aedes japonicus in many other countries, where adults are often detected in tire yards (Hawley et al. 1987, Versteirt et al. 2009).
4. Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions: Aedes japonicus (Universal entry and latin).
- Latin: Hulecoeteomyia japonica.
- Japanese mosquito.
- An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae.
S: 1. Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_japonicus (last access: 14 August 2024); ECDC – https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-japonicus (last access: 17 August 2024). 2 & 3. UF/IFAS – https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/AQUATIC/aedes_japonicus.html (last access: 17 August 2024). 4. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=Aedes+japonicus&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 17 August 2024).
SYN: Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus, Hulecoeteomyia japonica japonica.
S: ECDC – https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-japonicus (last access: 17 August 2024); UF/IFAS – https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/AQUATIC/aedes_japonicus.html (last access: 17 August 2024).
CR: Aedes aegypti, chikungunya, culicine mosquito, dengue, mosquito, Stegomyia albopicta, Toxorhynchites rutilus, yellow fever, Zika virus, Zika virus disease.
