Drivers of longevity of wild-caught Aedes albopictus populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Age structure and longevity constitute fundamental determinants of mosquito populations' capacity to transmit pathogens. However, investigations on mosquito-borne diseases primarily focus on aspects such as abundance or dispersal rather than survival and demography. Here, we examine the post-capture longevity of wild-caught populations of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus to investigate the influence of environmental factors and individual frailty on longevity.

Methods

We captured females of Ae. albopictus from June to November 2021 in a vegetated and an urban area by two methods of capture (BG traps and Human Landing catch). They were kept in semi-controlled conditions in the field, and survival was monitored daily across the 859 individuals captured. We

SUBMITTER: Blanco-Sierra L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature