Influence of vegetation and vegetation management on Culex mosquitoes in surface stormwater habitats

Mackay, Andrew J.; Muturi, Ephantus J.; Moen, Eleanor M.; Holland, Matt; Allan, Brian F.

doi:10.1007/s11273-021-09829-1

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“…However, relationships between these invasive plants and mosquito larvae are inconsistent. Some research has found a positive relationship [ 90 , 91 ] and others show a negative [ 34 , 92 , 93 ] or non-significant relationship [ 40 , 41 , 94 , 95 ]. Management of vegetation in SCMs can be expensive and difficult to perform in a way that minimizes mosquito production [ 96 ].…”

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“…Additionally, vegetation may increase the abundance of adult mosquito hosts (e.g., birds, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles), indirectly increasing the number of mosquitoes near a site [ 95 ]. Another possibility is that the vegetation in or near the water may create increased food availability for larval mosquitoes, which are filter feeders, in the form of detritus or bacteria that feed upon detritus [ 41 , 94 , 98 ].…”

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Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters

Radl,

Martínez Villegas,

Smith

et al. 2024

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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are one of the most impactful pests to human society, both as a nuisance and a potential vector of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito larvae develop in still aquatic environments. Eliminating these habitats near high human density or managing them to reduce the suitability for mosquitoes will reduce mosquito populations in these human environments and decrease the overall negative impact of mosquitoes on humans. One common source of standing water in urban and suburban environments is the water that pools in stormwater control measures. Previous studies have shown that some stormwater control measures generate large numbers of mosquitoes while others harbor none, and the reason for this difference remains unclear. Our study focuses on elucidating the factors that cause a stormwater control measure to be more or less suitable for mosquitoes. During the summers of 2021 and 2022, we collected and identified mosquito larvae from thirty stormwater control measures across central Ohio to assess variation in mosquito abundance and diversity among sites. Our goal was to determine if specific types of stormwater control measures (retention ponds, detention ponds, or constructed wetlands) harbored different abundances of mosquitoes or different community structures. We also assessed environmental parameters of these sites to elucidate their effects on mosquito abundance and diversity. Overall, we recorded the highest number of mosquito larvae and species in constructed wetlands. However, these sites were dominated by the innocuous species, Culex territans. Conversely, detention ponds held fewer mosquitoes but a higher proportion of known vector species, including Culex pipiens and Aedes vexans. The total number of mosquitoes across all sites was correlated with higher vegetation, more shade, lower water temperatures, and lower pH, suggesting stormwater control measures with these features may also be hotspots for mosquito proliferation.

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Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters

Radl,

Martínez Villegas,

Smith

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…However, relationships between these invasive plants and mosquito larvae are inconsistent. Some research has found a positive relationship [90,91] and others show a negative [34,92,93] or non-significant relationship [40,41,94,95]. Management of vegetation in SCMs can be expensive and difficult to perform in a way that minimizes mosquito production [96].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, vegetation may increase the abundance of adult mosquito hosts (e.g., birds, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles), indirectly increasing the number of mosquitoes near a site [95]. Another possibility is that the vegetation in or near the water may create increased food availability for larval mosquitoes, which are filter feeders, in the form of detritus or bacteria that feed upon detritus [41,94,98].…”

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“…Additionally, vegetation may increase the abundance of adult mosquito hosts (e.g., birds, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles), indirectly increasing the number of mosquitoes near a site [95]. Another possibility is that the vegetation in or near the water may create increased food availability for larval mosquitoes, which are filter feeders, in the form of detritus or bacteria that feed upon detritus [41,94,98].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Influence of vegetation and vegetation management on Culex mosquitoes in surface stormwater habitats

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Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters

Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters

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