Abstract

NATAL, Delsio et al. The Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) breeding in Bromeliaceae on the outskirts of an urban area of Southeastern Brazil. Rev. Saúde Pública [online]. 1997, vol.31, n.5, pp. 517-518. ISSN 0034-8910.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101997000600012.

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.

Keywords : Aedes; Ecology [vectors].