| interspecific competition between aedes albopictus and a. sierrensis: potential for competitive displacement in the western united states. | the asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus, was first detected in north america twenty five years ago. it utilizes water-holding container habitats as immature development sites, and has rapidly spread throughout the eastern united states. aedes albopictus has occasionally been detected in the western united states, but until recently no established populations of a. albopictus were reported. the western tree-hole mosquito, aedes sierrensis, is the most common tree-hole mosquito throughout the w ... | 2014 | 24586969 |