Mosquito collections from coastal areas of Tokyo Bay receiving migratory birds

Abstract

Mosquitoes were collected with dry-ice traps from June to October 2006 from coastal areas of Tokyo Bay receiving migratory birds to clarify mosquito fauna and their biting density. The following 6 mosquito species were encountered at Yatsu Higata and Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park; Culex pipiens gr., Aedes albopictus, Cx. inatomii, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. bitaeniorhynchus and Lutzia vorax. This study reports the first occurrence of Cx. inatomii in eastern Japan. Culex pipiens gr. and Ae. albopictus were dominant and are considered to be important potential vectors of West Nile Virus in coastal areas of Tokyo Bay.