Aedes albopictus (Skuse) has been involved as the potential vector of imported zika virus disease and dengue fever throughout Republic of Korea. It has been reported that the successful introduction of a life-shortening strain of Wolbachia into Ae. albopictus halves adult lifespan and also directly inhibits the ability of a range of pathogens to infect this mosquito species. In our previous studies, Ae. albopictus collected from field was naturally infected by two strains of Wolbachia (wAlbA and wAlbB). However, virus regulation of two Wolbachia strains in Ae. albopictus have not been assessed, yet. In our studies, the two Wolbachia strains in about 20% among Ae. albopictus were removed for the virus regulation test using tetracycline. In this presentation, the detailed results and methods are introduced.

• Young-Ran Ha(Division of Medical Entomology, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea)
• Chang-Won Jang(Division of Medical Entomology, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea)
• Hyun-Hee Jung(Division of Medical Entomology, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea)
• Young-Ran Joo(Division of Medical Entomology, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea)
• Kyu-Sik Jang(Division of Medical Entomology, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea)