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Organized Meeting

Korean Young Entomologists (KYE)

The potential invasion into North America and Europe by Aedes koreicus(Diptera: Culicidae)

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
6:35 PM – 6:45 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Chesapeake G-H
In-Person

    Presenting Author(s)

  • SS

    Sangwoo Seok

    Graduate student
    University of Florida
    Vero Beach, Florida

    • Co-author(s)

  • ZK

    Zhonghyun Kim

    Korea University
    Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

  • XW

    Xiaodi Wang

    PhD Student
    University of Florida
    Vero Beach, Florida

  • VN

    Valerie Nguyen

    University of Florida
    Melbourne, Florida

  • Yoosook Lee

    Assistant Professor
    University of Florida
    Vero Beach, Florida

Aedes koreicus, a mosquito species native to East Asia, has spread to parts of Europe and Central Asia since 2008. The species shares ecological characteristics with Aedes japonicus, which has already successfully invaded and established in North America and Europe. Given these similarities, it is possible that Ae. koreicus may also invade North America in the future. We used the maximum entropy model to identify areas with a high likelihood of presence in North America and Europe using comprehensive occurrence records from East Asia, Central Asia, and Europe. We have identified 15 additional countries in Europe and 7 states in the United States that will likely have suitable environments for Ae. koreicus. The invasion of Ae. koreicus may be masked or have delayed detection due to their similar morphologies with Ae. japonicus. We reviewed the morphological characteristics of Ae. koreicus and Ae. japonicus and provided mrophological keys to distinguish the two species. Morhpological results contradicting previous studies suggested that finding the origin by morphological comparission between Ae. koreicus populations may need re-evaluation. The information presented here will be useful for researchers and public health professionals in high-risk areas to be informed about morphological characteristics to distinguish Ae. koreicus from similar-looking Ae. japonicus. These tools will allow more careful monitoring of the potential introduction of this highly invasive species.