biostudies-literatureJuarez JGNCEZID CDC HHS6803https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7176680biostudies-literatureUnknown10(1)Aedes aegypti is the main vector of arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika. A key feature for disease transmission modeling and vector control planning is adult mosquito dispersal. We studied Ae aegypti adult dispersal by conducting a mark-capture study of naturally occurring Ae. aegypti from discarded containers found along a canal that divided two residential communities in Donna, Texas, USA. Stable isotopes were used to enrich containers with either ¹³C or ¹⁵N. Adult mosquitoes were collected outdoors in the yards of households throughout the communities with BG Sentinel 2 traps during a 12-week period. Marked mosquito pools with stable isotopes were used to estimate the mean distance travelled using three different approaches (Net, Strip or CirculScientific reportsDispersal of female and male Aedes aegypti from discarded container habitats using a stable isotope mark-capture study design in South Texas.PMC7176680U01 CK000512Valdez EHemme RRMaupin CRBadillo-Vargas IEMutebi JPAvila CGarcia-Luna SChaves LFBarrera RHamer GLJuarez JGRoark EBMartin EVuong NTang WCarbajal EfalseDispersal of female and male Aedes aegypti from discarded container habitats using a stable isotope mark-capture study design in South Texas.Aedes aegypti is the main vector of arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika. A key feature for disease transmission modeling and vector control planning is adult mosquito dispersal. We studied Ae aegypti adult dispersal by conducting a mark-capture study of naturally occurring Ae. aegypti from discarded containers found along a canal that divided two residential communities in Donna, Texas, USA. Stable isotopes were used to enrich containers with either ¹³C or ¹⁵N. Adult mosquitoes were collected outdoors in the yards of households throughout the communities with BG Sentinel 2 traps during a 12-week period. Marked mosquito pools with stable isotopes were used to estimate the mean distance travelled using three different approaches (Net, Strip or Circul2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Apr2025-04-04T22:35:55.337Z2020-05-22T18:25:30ZS-EPMC71766803232194610.1038/s41598-020-63670-9