Hello David Fankhauser:

Looks like an Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito), according to one of
our senior entomologists. You can contact the OH Dept of Health for
assistance and more info:

> Berry, Richard L.
> Vector-Borne Disease Unit
> Ohio Dept. of Health
> 900 Freeway Drive North
> Columbus, Ohio  43229
> Bus: (614) 752-1029
> Bus Fax: (614) 752-1391
> E-mail: dberry@gw.odh.state.oh.us
>
Regards,

James Herrington, MPH, CHES, PhD (candidate)
Public Health Education Specialist
Office of the Director
Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
P.O. Box 2087
Fort Collins, CO 80522

email: jxh7@cdc.gov
tel 970-221-6429
fax 970-221-6476
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/dvbid.htm



> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Fankhauser [mailto:fankhadb@uc.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 8:35 AM
> To: DVBID@CDC.GOV
> Subject: Aedes albopictus in SW Ohio
>
>
> Alerted to the spread of Aedes albopictus ("Asian Tiger mosquito)
> northward
> in the US, I took this picture (in my college office) of what I believe to
> be Aedes albopictus.  Could someone there confirm that my identification
> is
> correct (or incorrect?)  I do NOT have the specimen...  According to the
> distribution maps for thius species (not updated to 1999...) It had never
> been recorded in Clermont County (where my college and home are located).
>
>
> As a microbiologist, I am partricularly interested the the possible spread
> of LaCross encephalitis by this vector.
>
> Thank you for assisting me with this question.
>
> Regards,  David Fankhauser << File: Fanks_tiger_mosquito_Culicinae.jpg >>