Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2322-1984 13 4 2019 08 03 420 425 Kamel Eddine Benallal Laboratoire d’Eco-épidémiologie Parasitaire et Génétique des Populations, Institut Pasteur d’Algérie, Route Petit Staouéli, Dely Ibrahim, Alger, Algérie Rafik Garni Laboratoire d’Eco-épidémiologie Parasitaire et Génétique des Populations, Institut Pasteur d’Algérie, Route Petit Staouéli, Dely Ibrahim, Alger, Algérie Lazhari Bouiba Laboratoire d’Eco-épidémiologie Parasitaire et Génétique des Populations, Institut Pasteur d’Algérie, Route Petit Staouéli, Dely Ibrahim, Alger, Algérie Kamel Eddine Laboratoire d’Eco-épidémiologie Parasitaire et Génétique des Populations, Institut Pasteur d’Algérie, Route Petit Staouéli, Dely Ibrahim, Alger, Algérie 2019 12 14 Background: Based on the reporting of the presence of stripped mosquitoes by a citizen in the Algiers residential neighborhood of Bir-Khadem, where residents experienced huge daytime mosquito nuisance an entomological inves­tigation was carried out in July 2016. Methods: Ovitraps and BG sentinel traps baited with Lure were used during three consecutive days to collect adult mosquitoes. Eighteen residential houses of the Bir-Khadem neighborhood were also inspected to search larvae breed­ing sites such as water fountains, baskets and flowerpots. Results: A total of 57 Aedes albopictus specimens were collected in five villas, consisting of 21 eggs, 20 larvae and 16 adults. Conclusion: This is the first record of this invasive species in Algiers. https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1221 https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/download/1221/472