Wing morphometric variability in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from different urban built environments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aedes aegypti is the main vector of the dengue, Zika and several other arboviruses. It is highly adapted to urbanized environments and can be found worldwide. Mosquito population control is considered the best strategy for fighting mosquito-borne diseases, making an understanding of their population dynamics vital for the development of more effective vector control programs. This study therefore sought to investigate how different levels of urbanization affect Aedes aegypti populations and modulate population structure in this species with the aid of wing geometric morphometrics.

Methods

Specimens were collected from eleven locations in three areas with distinct levels of urbanization in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: conserved, intermediate and urbanized. The ri

SUBMITTER: Wilk-da-Silva R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203966 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature