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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007;23(2 Suppl):276–282. doi: 10.2987/8756-971x(2007)23[276:cdar]2.0.co;2

Table 1.

Examples of competitive reductions of natural mosquito populations.

Location Favored Species Reduced Species Period Contributing Factors Reference
Sardinia An. hispaniola An. labranchiae Post WW II Insecticides, habitat modif. Trapido and Aitken 1953
East Africa An. rivulorum An. funestus 1950s Insecticide, competition(?) Gillies and Smith 1960
East Africa An. parensis An. funestus 1960s Insecticide, competition(?) Gillies and Furlong 1964
SE Asia Ae. aegypti Ae. albopictus 1950–60 Invasion, urbanization Gilotra et al. 1967
Guam Ae. albopictus Ae. guamensis Post WW II Invasion, competition(?) Rozeboom and Bridges 1972
Guam and Manila Ae. albopictus Ae. aegypti Post WW II Insecticides, invasion Gilotra et al. 1967
SE USA Ae. albopictus Ae. aegypti 1980–90 Invasion, competition Juliano 1998