Abstract
In June 2016, three adult females of Aedes koreicus mosquitoes were trapped in the urban area of Pécs, Southwest Hungary. The introduction of this invasive mosquito species in this region, along with the recent detection in Germany, may indicate the capability of the species to spread across Europe. Along with Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus mosquitoes, this is the third invasive mosquito species occurred in Hungary.
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Research activity of Kornélia Kurucz was supported by the Szentágothai Talent Program and financed by the Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs. Gábor Kemenesi was supported by the National Talent Program (NTP-EFÖ-P-15-0001) of Human Capacities Management (EMET) and financed by the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities (EMMI).
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Kurucz, K., Kiss, V., Zana, B. et al. Emergence of Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban area, Hungary, 2016. Parasitol Res 115, 4687–4689 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5229-5
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