Abstract
The first record of Aedes koreicus was made in the village of Lovrenc na Dravskem Polju, north-eastern part of the country. The discovery of Ae. koreicus in various continental European countries motivated us to revise samples of the collected Aedes japonicus japonicus. We found Ae. koreicus in samples from 2013, where the larvae were misidentified as Ae. j. japonicus. The species was identified morphologically and molecularly. The first discovery of Ae. koreicus advocates an urgent need for a nationwide mosquito surveillance programme.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Slovenian Research Agency (research core funding No. (100-12-1988)). The authors wish to thank Sandra Hasić for the help with molecular work. We also thank U.T.A. agency for English editing.
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Kalan, K., Šušnjar, J., Ivović, V. et al. First record of Aedes koreicus (Diptera, Culicidae) in Slovenia. Parasitol Res 116, 2355–2358 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5532-9
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