Abundance of urban male mosquitoes by green infrastructure types: implications for landscape design and vector management

Wong, Gwendolyn K.L.; Jim, Chi Yung

doi:10.1007/s10980-018-0616-1

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“…In parasitic arthropods, studies have found selective spatial and temporal habitat use between the sexes (Papadopoulos et al 2003 ; Sciarretta et al 2018 ; Warburg and Yuval 1997 ; Wong and Jim 2018 ). In general, sexual conflict and sexual dimorphism have been shown to drive sex-specific distributions in arthropods (Foster and Soluk 2006 ; Romey and Wallace 2007 ; Stanley et al 2018 ).…”

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Temporal and spatial variation in sex-specific abundance of the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)

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Sumasgutner

et al. 2021

Parasitol Res

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Understanding the range and behaviour of an invasive species is critical to identify key habitat areas to focus control efforts. Patterns of range use in parasites can differ temporally, across life stages and between sexes. The invasive avian vampire fly, Philornis downsi, spends the larval stage of its life within bird nests, feeding on developing nestlings and causing high levels of mortality and deformation. However, little is known of the ecology and behaviour of the non-parasitic adult fly life stage. Here, we document sex-specific temporal and spatial patterns of abundance of adult avian vampire flies during a single Darwin’s finch breeding season. We analyse fly trapping data collected across 7 weeks in the highlands (N = 405 flies) and lowlands (N = 12 flies) of Floreana Island (Galápagos). Lowland catches occurred later in the season, which supports the hypothesis that flies may migrate from the food-rich highlands to the food-poor lowlands once host breeding has commenced. Fly abundance was not correlated with host nesting density (oviposition site) but was correlated with distance to the agricultural zone (feeding site). We consistently caught more males closer to the agricultural zone and more females further away from the agricultural zone. These sex differences suggest that males may be defending or lekking at feeding sites in the agricultural zone for mating. This temporal and sex-specific habitat use of the avian vampire fly is relevant for developing targeted control methods and provides insight into the behavioural ecology of this introduced parasite on the Galápagos Archipelago.

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Temporal and spatial variation in sex-specific abundance of the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)

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Sumasgutner

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Parasitol Res

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“…These shelter effects could also explain the finding that high Nematocera densities were found in one unmown meadow spot. The finding of a reduced mosquito number in meadows compared to the woody roadside vegetation indicates a benefit of the meadows, as they can contribute to reducing nuisance mosquito populations [134]. However, it should be noted that different mosquito species can also react differently to certain environmental parameters [135,136].…”

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Flower power in the city: Replacing roadside shrubs by wildflower meadows increases insect numbers and reduces maintenance costs

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Massive declines in insect biodiversity and biomass are reported from many regions and habitats. In urban areas, creation of native wildflower meadows is one option to support insects and reduce maintenance costs of urban green spaces. However, benefits for insect conservation may depend on previous land use, and the size and location of new wildflower meadows. We show effects of conversion of roadside plantings-from exotic shrubs into wildflower meadows-on (1) the abundance of 13 arthropod taxa-Opiliones,

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“…The interaction between teachers and students is not strong, and its expression is relatively simple, lacking timely and effective feedback, which is not conducive to stimulating students' enthusiasm for learning, and greatly reduces the quality of teaching [4]. In the network-based English teaching for garden design majors, the learner is the main body of learning, with learning autonomy; the teacher only carries out the necessary organization, guidance, and examination for the students, which is also the application of the "constructivism" theory in teaching [5]. Constructivism emphasizes the sub-jective ability of students in learning and believes that students are the subject of learning.…”

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Emerging Applications of Blockchain Technology on a Virtual Platform for English Teaching and Learning

Wang

Qiao

2020

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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To extend a broad application of blockchain technology to the fields of online English education, this paper aims to improve a virtual platform for English teaching and learning of landscape design majors, mainly composed of presentation layer, business layer, and data layer by analyzing the performance of the proposed algorithm, and comparing with other existing algorithms. In the platform, through the service layer, the communication between the presentation layer and the data layer is completed, and the data in the data layer is transferred to the presentation layer. The user first establishes a connection with the server in the presentation layer. Using the transmitted data information, the server assigns an identifier to the user and establishes a role model. Users can download the teaching courseware through the server and simulate the real learning scene by controlling the interaction of XAML files. The results show that the virtual teaching platform makes the interconnection of users (students and teachers), machines, and things at any time and any place; realizes information self-verification, transmission, deep unsupervised learning, and management; and gives students a more realistic visual experience in high security.

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Abundance of urban male mosquitoes by green infrastructure types: implications for landscape design and vector management

Cited by 11 publications

References 49 publications

Temporal and spatial variation in sex-specific abundance of the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)

Temporal and spatial variation in sex-specific abundance of the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)

Flower power in the city: Replacing roadside shrubs by wildflower meadows increases insect numbers and reduces maintenance costs

Emerging Applications of Blockchain Technology on a Virtual Platform for English Teaching and Learning

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