Eur. J. Entomol. 121: 199-205, 2024 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2024.022

Records of Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus in Greece before and after the invasion of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)Minireview

Athanasios GIATROPOULOS1, Georgios BALATSOS2, Ioanna LYTRA3, Vasileios KARRAS2, George KOLIOPOULOS4, Dimitrios PAPACHRISTOS3, Antonios MICHAELAKIS2
1 Laboratory of Efficacy Control of Pesticides, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561, Kifissia, Greece; e-mail: a.giatropoulos@bpi.gr
2 Laboratory of Insects and Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561, Kifissia, Greece; e-mails: g.balatsos@bpi.gr, v.karras@bpi.gr, a.michaelakis@bpi.gr
3 Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561, Kifissia, Greece; e-mails: i.lytra@bpi.gr, d.papachristos@bpi.gr
4 Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece; e-mail: gkoliop@aua.gr

This manuscript compiles all the available information on the presence of the native mosquito species Aedes cretinus in Greece, before and after the invasion of Aedes albopictus. Mosquito survey data particularly from the Region of Attica, as well as other areas in Greece indicate Ae. cretinus has become scarce since the invasion of Ae. albopictus, which is now widespread. This mini review on Ae. cretinus occurrence in Greece over the years indicates a marked decline in its populations that seems to be related to the prevalence of the invasive mosquito Ae. albopictus, and a need for more comprehensive entomological surveys in areas where these species co-occur.

Keywords: Mosquito, distribution, invasion, displacement, competition, Greece

Received: November 24, 2023; Revised: May 13, 2024; Accepted: May 13, 2024; Published online: May 27, 2024  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
GIATROPOULOS, A., BALATSOS, G., LYTRA, I., KARRAS, V., KOLIOPOULOS, G., PAPACHRISTOS, D., & MICHAELAKIS, A. (2024). Records of Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus in Greece before and after the invasion of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). EJE, 121, Article 199-205. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2024.022
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Adhami J. & Reiter P. 1998: Introduction and establishment of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) in Albania. - J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 14: 340-343.
    2. Alten B., Caglar S.S. & Ozer N. 2000: Malaria and its vectors in Turkey. - J. Eur. Mosq. Control Assoc. 7: 27-33.
    3. Badieritakis Ε., Papachristos D., Latinopoulos D., Stefopoulou Α., Kolimenakis Α., Bithas K., Patsoula Ε., Beleri S., Maselou D., Balatsos G. et al. 2018: Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Greece: 13 years of living with the Asian tiger mosquito. - Parasitol. Res. 117: 453-460. Go to original source...
    4. Balaska S., Fotakis E.A., Kioulos I., Grigoraki L., Mpellou S., Chaskopoulou A. & Vontas J. 2020: Bioassay and molecular monitoring of insecticide resistance status in Aedes albopictus populations from Greece, to support evidence-based vector control. - Parasit. Vectors 13: 328, 13 pp. Go to original source...
    5. Bargielowski I.E., Lounibos L.P. & Carrasquilla M.C. 2013: Evolution of resistance to satyrization through reproductive character displacement in populations of invasive dengue vectors. - Proc. Natn. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 110: 2888-2892. Go to original source...
    6. Becker N., Petric D., Zgomba M., Boase C., Madon M., Dahl C. & Kaiser A. 2010: Mosquitoes and Their Control. 2nd ed. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 577 pp. Go to original source...
    7. Beleri S., Balatsos G., Karras V., Tegos N., Sereti F., Rachiotis G., Hadjichristodoulou C., Papadopoulos N., Papachristos D., Michaelakis A. et al. 2021: Seasonal phenological patterns and flavivirus vectorial capacity of medically important mosquito species in a wetland and an urban area of Attica, Greece. - Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 6: 176, 18 pp. Go to original source...
    8. Bonizzoni M., Gasperi G., Chen X. & James A.A. 2013: The invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus: current knowledge and future perspectives. - Trends Parasitol. 29: 460-468. Go to original source...
    9. Caglar S.S., Alten B., Bellini R., Simsek F.M. & Kaynas S. 2003: Comparison of nocturnal activities of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) sampled by New Jersey light traps and CO2 traps in Belek, Turkey. - J. Vector Ecol. 28: 12-22.
    10. Darsie R.F. 1999: Description of the pupa of Aedes cretinus Edwards. A key to the pupae of the albopictus subgroup, subgenus Stegomyia Theobald, genus Aedes Meigen and characters to separate the European Stegomyia species (Diptera: Culicidae). - Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 101: 614-618.
    11. Edwards F.W. 1921: A revision of the mosquitoes of the Palaearctic region. - Bull. Entom. Res. 12: 263-351. Go to original source...
    12. Estrada-Franco J.G. & Craig G.B. 1995: Biology, disease relationships, and control of Aedes albopictus. Technical paper no. 42. Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization, 49 pp.
    13. Fotakis E.A., Mavridis K., Kampouraki A., Balaska S., Tanti F., Vlachos G., Gewehr S., Mourelatos S., Papadakis A., Kavalou M. et al. 2022: Mosquito population structure, pathogen surveillance and insecticide resistance monitoring in urban regions of Crete, Greece. - PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 16(2):e0010186, 21 pp. Go to original source...
    14. Giatropoulos A., Emmanouel N., Koliopoulos G.A. & Michaelakis A. 2012a: A study on distribution and seasonal abundance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) population in Athens, Greece. - J. Med. Entomol. 49: 262-269. Go to original source...
    15. Giatropoulos A., Michaelakis A., Koliopoulos G. & Pontikakos C.M. 2012b: Records of Aedes albopictus and Aedes cretinus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Greece from 2009 to 2011. - Hell. Plant Prot. J. 5(2): 49-56. Go to original source...
    16. Giatropoulos A., Papachristos D.P., Koliopoulos G., Michaelakis A. & Emmanouel N. 2015: Asymmetric mating interference between two related mosquito species: Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus and Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus. - PLoS One 10(5), e0127762, 11 pp. Go to original source...
    17. Giatropoulos A., Papachristos D., Michaelakis A., Kapranas A. & Emmanouel N. 2022: Laboratory study on larval competition between two related mosquito species: Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus and Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus. - Acta Trop. 230: 106389, 7 pp. Go to original source...
    18. Gutsevich A.V., Monchadskii A.S.N. & Shtakelberg A.A. 1974: Mosquitoes, Family Culicidae. Fauna of the USSR, Diptera. Vol. 3. Keter, Jerusalem, 408 pp. Go to original source...
    19. Juliano S.A. 1998: Species introduction and replacement among mosquitoes: Interspecific resource competition or apparent competition? - Ecology 79: 255-268. Go to original source...
    20. Juliano S.A. 2009: Species interactions among larval mosquitoes: context dependence across habitat gradients. - Annu. Rev. Entomol. 54: 37-56. Go to original source...
    21. Kioulos I., Michaelakis A., Kioulos N., Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A. & Koliopoulos G. 2014: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna in natural breeding sites of Attica basin, Greece. - Hell. Plant Prot. J. 7: 31-34.
    22. Kolimenakis A., Latinopoulos D., Bithas K., Richardson C., Lagouvardos K., Stefopoulou A., Papachristos D. & Michaelakis A. 2019: Exploring public preferences, priorities, and policy perspectives for controlling invasive mosquito species in Greece. - Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 4: 83, 13 pp. Go to original source...
    23. Koliopoulos G. 2011: Contribution in the Study of Presence, Dispersion, Biology, and Control of Aedes cretinus Edws. and Other Anthropophilic Culicidae in Prefecture of Attica. PhD thesis, Agricultural University of Athens, 386 pp. [in Greek].
    24. Koliopoulos G., Lytra I., Michaelakis A., Kioulos E., Giatropoulos A. & Emmanuel N. 2008: Asian tiger mosquito. First record in Athens. - Agriculture Crop and Animal Husbandry 9: 68-73 [in Greek].
    25. Lane J. 1982: Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus Edwards 1921 (Diptera: Culicidae). - Mosq. Syst. 14: 81-85.
    26. Lounibos L.P. 2007: Competitive displacement and reduction. - J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 23 (Suppl. 2): 276-282. Go to original source...
    27. Lytra I., Balatsos G., Karras V., Stefopoulou A., Papachristos D. & Michaelakis A. 2018: Finding Aedes cretinus: current state in Greece. In: Program and Abstracts. 21st European Conference of the Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE), Palermo (Italy), 22nd -26th October 2018. SOVE, Palermo, p. 190.
    28. Martinou A.F., Vaux A.G.C., Bullivant G., Charilaou P., Hadjistyllis H., Shawcross K., Violaris M. & Medlock J. 2016: Rediscovery of Aedes cretinus (Edwards, 1921) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Cyprus, 66 years after the first and unique report. - J. Eur. Mosq. Control Assoc. 34: 10-13.
    29. Martinou A.F., Fawcett J., Georgiou M., Angelidou I., Philippou M. & Schaffner F. 2021: Occurrence of Aedes cretinus in Cyprus based on information collected by citizen scientists. - J. Eur. Mosq. Control Assoc. 39: 31-38. Go to original source...
    30. Mattingly P.F. 1954: Notes on the subgenus Stegomyia (Diptera, Culicidae), with a description of a new species. - Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 48: 259-270. Go to original source...
    31. Medlock J.M., Hansford K.M., Schaffner F., Versteirt V., Hendrickx G., Zeller H. & Van Bortel W. 2012: A review of the invasive mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, public health risks, and control options. - Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 12: 1-13. Go to original source...
    32. O'Meara G.F., Evans L.F., Gettman A.D. & Cuda J.P. 1995: Spread of Aedes albopictus and decline of Ae. aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Florida. - J. Med. Entomol. 32: 554-562. Go to original source...
    33. Patsoula E., Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A., Spanakos G., Kremastinou J., Nasioulas G. & Vakalis N.C. 2006: Molecular and morphological characterization of Aedes albopictus in northwestern Greece and differentiation from Aedes cretinus and Aedes aegypti. - J. Med. Entomol. 43: 40-54. Go to original source...
    34. Patsoula E., Beleri S., Vakali A., Pervanidou D., Tegos N., Nearchou A., Daskalakis D., Mourelatos S. & Hadjichristodoulou C. 2017: Records of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera; Culicidae) and Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera; Culicidae) expansion in areas in mainland Greece and islands. - Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 17: 217-223. Go to original source...
    35. Samanidou A. 1998: Aedes cretinus: is it a threat to the Mediterranean countries? - Eur. Mosq. Bull. 1: 8.
    36. Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A. & Koliopoulos G. 1998: Some notes on Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus Edwards (Culicidae) in northern Athens, Attiki, Greece. In Ismay J.W. (ed.): Abstracts Volume. Fourth International Congress of Dipterology, 6-13 September 1998, Oxford, UK. University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, pp. 194-195.
    37. Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A., Patsoula E., Spanakos G. & Vakalis N.C. 2005: Confirmation of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Greece. - Eur. Mosq. Bull. 19: 10-12.
    38. Snow K. 2001: The names of European mosquitoes: Part 7. - Eur. Mosq. Bull. 9: 4-8.
    39. Stefopoulou A., Balatsos G., Papadopoulos N.T., Daskalakis D., Daskalakis D., Chatzidaki A., Milonas P., Papachristos D. & Michaelakis A. 2022: Spatial and temporal dynamics of Aedes albopictus populations in rural and agricultural areas in Chania, Greece, after its invasion. - Front. Trop. Dis. 3: 811945, 11 pp. Go to original source...
    40. Taafe Gaunt C.M., Mutebi J.P. & Munstermann L.E. 2004: Biochemical taxonomy and enzyme electrophoretic profiles during development for three morphologically similar Aedes species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the subgenus Stegomyia. - J. Med. Entomol. 41: 23-32. Go to original source...
    41. Tripet F., Lounibos L.P., Robbins D., Moran J., Nishimura N. & Blosser E.M. 2011: Competitive reduction by satyrization? Evidence for interspecific mating in nature and asymmetric reproductive competition between invasive mosquito vectors. - Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 85: 265-270. Go to original source...

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content