Aedes albopictus
was found in six of the 10 departments of Haiti and in 14 of the 35 communes surveyed. The
survey found the larvae of
Ae. albopictus in 13 different types of containers. Used tires and tins were by far the most
common breeding sites used by this mosquito species. At the breeding sites,
Ae. albopictus was associated with other
mosquito species, such as
Aedes aegypti
,
Culex nigripalpus
and
Aedes mediovittatus
. The highest proportion of association
was with
Ae. aegypti. This study represents the first report of
Ae. albopictus in Haiti.
