Welcome to the European Mosquito Bulletin.
From Issue 23, EMB became an e-journal. This facilitates quick publication of key papers, through the EMB website. All current and archive EMB papers are available as .pdf files for direct download. The EMB will be published as a paper copy bi-annually and distributed to five key institutions worldwide, to satisfy the conditions of the International Code of Zoological Nomeclature.
News
From June 2008, Professor Keith Snow will be resuming the role of editor of the EMB. Having enjoyed his year off following his retirement, he's now ready to get back to work! Dr Yvonne Linton will continue to maintain the EMB website from the Natural History Museum. Please email new manuscripts directly to Keith in the future (snow373@btinternet.com).
Most recent publications:
Issue 27 (2009)
• Redescription of Dahliana geniculata and Dahliana echinus pupae (Diptera; Culicidae) and morphological key for identification of phytotelmic aedine pupae in the Palaearctic Region. Melero-Alcibar, R., Ruiz, S. & Molina, R. pp. 1-6.
• Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae), a mosquito species new to the Maltese fauna. Paul Gatt. pp. 7-9.
• Recent introductions of aedine species (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) into new geographic areas. John F. Reinert. pp 10-17.
• The distribution of strains of endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of Culex pipiens mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Natalia V. Khrabrova, Elena D. Bukhanskaya, Anuarbek K. Sibataev & Tatiana V. Volkova. pp 18-22.
• A study of mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) and the phenology of the species recorded in Wilanów (Warsaw, Poland). Elżbieta Wegner. pp 23-32.
• Efficacy and lasting activity of four IGRs formulations against mosquitoes in catch basins of northern Italy. Romeo Bellini, Alessandro Albieri, Marco Carrieri, Roberta Colonna, Luciano Donati, Maurizio Magnani, Roberto Pilani, Rodolfo Veronesi, Giancarlo Chiot & Nazario Lanza. pp 33-46.
• Cost-benefit analysis of mosquito control operations based on microbial control agents in the upper Rhine valley (Germany). Hans von Hirsch & Norbert Becker. pp 47-55.
• First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta. Paul Gatt, John C. Deeming & Francis Schaffner. pp 56-64.
• A second record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta. Joseph A. Buhagiar. pp 65-67.
• List of abbreviations for currently valid generic-level taxa in family Culicidae (Diptera). John F. Reinert. pp 68-76.