The Asian tiger mosquito in Brazil: Observations on biology and ecological interactions since its first detection in 1986

•Native to Asia, Ae. albopictus broadly expanded throughtout Brazil and is currently present in 26 of the 27 Brazilian federative units.•Immature forms of Ae. albopictus are frequently found in artificial breeding sites while females have shown anthropophilic behavior despite its eclecticism on blood feeding.•Ae. albopictus shows advantages in intraspecific competition with Ae. aegypti for both immature and adult stages.•The presence of vertical transmission as well as the vector competence presented by Brazilian populations of Ae. albopictus for some arboviruses indicate this species as a potential bridge vector.•The entomological monitoring of Ae. albopictus is of critical relevance and should be an integral part of mosquito surveillance and control.