IFAS Extension
Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)
Leslie Rios and James E. Maruniak
Release Date: 3/24/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY319, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2004. Revised October 2011, June 2021, and September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
About the Authors
Leslie Rios and James E. Maruniak; Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
Authors
James Maruniak
external
University of Florida
associate professor emeritus (deceased 10/2019), insect virus biotechnology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology