Asiatisk tigermygga, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895), påträffad i Sverige för första gången, samt något om spridningen i Europa av kyrkogårdsmygga, Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) japonicus (Theobald, 1901) och regnvattensmygga, Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) k

Abstract

The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus) was first detected in Sweden in 2023 at two separate locations. The initial discovery occurred on August 24, 2023, when 15 larvae and a pupa were found in a glass container holding a plant in a private residence just north of Stockholm. These specimens were subsequently reared, yielding 13 females and 3 males. The second occurrence involved material from a mosquito ovitrap in Trelleborg, Skåne. While the material was collected in June, it wasn't analyzed until late August. Both findings are considered isolated introductions, and there is currently no evidence of established populations of Ae. albopictus in Sweden.