Landscape structure affects distribution of potential disease vectors (Diptera: Culicidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vector-pathogen dynamics are controlled by fluctuations of potential vector communities, such as the Culicidae. Assessment of mosquito community diversity and, in particular, identification of environmental parameters shaping these communities is therefore of key importance for the design of adequate surveillance approaches. In this study, we assess effects of climatic parameters and habitat structure on mosquito communities in eastern Austria to deliver these highly relevant baseline data.

Methods

Female mosquitoes were sampled twice a month from April to October 2014 and 2015 at 35 permanent and 23 non-permanent trapping sites using carbon dioxide-baited traps. Differences in spatial and seasonal abundance patterns of Culicidae taxa were identified using likelih

SUBMITTER: Zittra C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5405510 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature