Aedes albopictus Distribution, Abundance and Colonization in Collier County, Florida and Its Effect on Aedes aegypti

Abstract

In Collier County, Florida, Aedes albopictus was found to freely colonize rural habitats but was constrained in its colonization of urban/suburban environments. When Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occupied a habitat together, Ae. aegypti populations disappeared in rural areas and remained in the urban habitat. The average number of mosquitoes produced by a site did not significantly differ whether it was rural (mostly Ae. albopictus). urban (mixture of both species), or exclusively Ae. aegypti.

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