Spatial and temporal population dynamics of male and female Aedes albopictus at a local scale in Medellin, Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diseases transmitted by invasive Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are public health issues in the tropics and subtropics. Understanding the ecology of mosquito vectors is essential for the development of effective disease mitigation programs and will allow for accurate predictions of vector occurrence and abundance. Studies that examine mosquito population dynamics are typically focused on female presence or total adult captures without discriminating the temporal and spatial distribution of both sexes.

Methods

We collected immature and adult mosquitoes bimonthly for 2 years (2018-2019) in the Medellín Botanical Garden. Collection sites differed in proximity to buildings and nearby vegetation, and were classified by their overhead vegetation cover. We

SUBMITTER: Camargo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188797 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature