The Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) breeding in Bromeliaceae on the outskirts of an urban area of Southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Delsio Natal Universidade de São Paulo
  • Paulo R. Urbinatti Universidade de São Paulo
  • Carmen B. Taipe-Lagos Universidade de São Paulo
  • Walter Cereti-Júnior Universidade de São Paulo
  • Anita T. B. Diederichsen Universidade de São Paulo
  • Roberta G. Souza Universidade de São Paulo
  • Renato P. Souza Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101997000600012

Keywords:

Aedes, Ecology^i2^svect

Abstract

Larvae of Aedes albopictus from a plant of the Bromeliaceae family on the outskirts of S. Paulo, SP, Brazil, were collected. This occurrence sheds new light on the attempt to determine the potential of this plants as a breeding site for this mosquito in Brazil.

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Published

1997-10-01

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 5 (1997)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Natal, D., Urbinatti, P. R., Taipe-Lagos, C. B., Cereti-Júnior, W., Diederichsen, A. T. B., Souza, R. G., & Souza, R. P. (1997). The Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) breeding in Bromeliaceae on the outskirts of an urban area of Southeastern Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 31(5), 517-518. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101997000600012