Hunter F F, Causarano J, Gasparotto A, Giordano B V
Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1. Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1. Entomogen Inc., 6 Clark St., St. Catharines ON L2R 5G2.
Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1.
J Med Entomol. 2015 May;52(3):509-12. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv018. Epub 2015 Mar 18.
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus (Dyar and Knab) is now established in southern Ontario, Canada. This species was first discovered in 2002 during a province-wide adult mosquito surveillance program for West Nile virus. Using CO2-baited CDC miniature light traps, a few Cx. erraticus were collected from 2002 to 2011, but the total number increased during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The number of Ontario Public Health Units with records for Cx. erraticus has also increased since 2002, demonstrating that the geographic distribution of this species is expanding northward. Cx. erraticus is a potential arboviral bridge vector for a number of pathogens and its establishment in Ontario should be considered a potential public health concern.
克氏库蚊（黑须库蚊亚属）（Dyar和Knab）现已在加拿大安大略省南部定殖。该物种于2002年在一项全省范围的西尼罗河病毒成年蚊子监测计划中首次被发现。使用二氧化碳诱捕的疾控中心微型光诱捕器，在2002年至2011年期间捕获了少量克氏库蚊，但在2012年和2013年季节数量有所增加。自2002年以来，有克氏库蚊记录的安大略省公共卫生单位数量也有所增加，表明该物种的地理分布正在向北扩展。克氏库蚊是多种病原体的潜在虫媒病毒桥梁媒介，其在安大略省的定殖应被视为一个潜在的公共卫生问题。
