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1 Prefecture. In Figure 3, except the records
for the 3-year period, previous literature re-
ports concerning
Ae. albopictus
presence
are also presented (2003, 2007 and 2008).
Our results revealed that 8 years after
the first detection of
Ae. albopictus
in north-
western Greece, this species is present in
many parts of the country and in many sub-
urbs in and around Athens, where almost
half of the population of Greece live. The cur-
rent review of
Ae. albopictus
and
Ae. cretinus
samples in Greece, based on people aware-
ness and annoyance, indicates the presence
of these two
Stegomyia
species and com-
Figure 4.
Prefectures* of Greece where
Ae. cretinus
was first reported over a 3-year period (2009-2011).
*Prefectures are displayed according to the Greek administrative unit system until 2010.
1...,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,...42