Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Species Composition in Ovitraps From a Mesoamerican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest

Romero, Luis Mario; Chaverri, Luis Guillermo; Chaves, Luis Fernando

doi:10.1093/jme/tjy170

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“…2018; Romero et al . 2019). However, knowledge on mosquito distribution remains limited in some regions, despite being essential to the mitigation of diseases.…”

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When and what time? On the seasonal and daily patterns of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant from Southern Brazil

2020

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Surveys to discover the habitats of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) are useful for understanding their distribution, seasonality activity patterns, ecological interactions and the risk they pose for disease transmission. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a 1 year survey of mosquito species and analysed the seasonality and daily rhythms of four species found in a forest fragment from Southern Brazil. Collections were performed during the morning, afternoon, and evening, from October 2012 to September 2013. The most abundant species were Psorophora ferox, Aedes crinifer and Coquillettidia venezuelensis. Ae. crinifer was collected during all seasons, exhibiting diurnal and nocturnal activity in all seasons, except summer. Cq. venezuelensis was collected only in spring and summer and was primarily nocturnal. Haemagogus leucocelaenus, which transmits the Yellow Fever virus, was collected in spring, summer, and autumn; this species was primarily diurnal and was more active in the afternoon. Ps. ferox was collected in spring, summer and autumn and was primarily diurnal. Despite the low abundance of mosquito species at our study site, we consider that the knowledge about Culicidae fauna was improved, mainly regarding their biology. We provide new data about mosquito species in a specific area in Southern Brazil, which was once known to record deaths of non-human primates, a phenomenon that may be directly related to the presence of wild yellow fever vector mosquitoes.

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“…2018; Romero et al . 2019). However, knowledge on mosquito distribution remains limited in some regions, despite being essential to the mitigation of diseases.…”

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When and what time? On the seasonal and daily patterns of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant from Southern Brazil

2020

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“…Major advantages of ovitrap use for Ae. aegypti surveillance include their low cost and ease for systematic field deployment and monitoring ( CENAPRECE, 2015 ; Chaverri et al., 2018 ; Romero et al., 2019 ) and the potential involvement of local residents in vector surveillance efforts ( Hamer et al., 2018 ; Tarter et al., 2019 ; Sousa et al., 2020 ). This study was carried out during a low transmission period for dengue in Costa Rica and the rest of the Americas in 2017 and 2018 ( Perez et al., 2019 ).…”

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“…One major problem to test if dengue transmission was associated with entomological indicators was the lack of a spatially standardized sampling ( Bowman et al., 2014 ), which is more feasible with ovitraps ( CENAPRECE, 2015 ). In Costa Rica, ovitraps have been successfully used to survey mosquito biodiversity ( Chaverri et al., 2018 ) and to study mosquito population dynamics ( Romero et al., 2019 ). Moreover, the Costa Rican National programme for integrated vector management started to use ovitraps to guide vector control in 2017, as done elsewhere in Latin America ( Regis et al., 2008 ; CENAPRECE, 2015 ; PAHO, 2017 ).…”

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Modeling the association between Aedes aegypti ovitrap egg counts, multi-scale remotely sensed environmental data and arboviral cases at Puntarenas, Costa Rica (2017–2018)

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Cordero

Delgado

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Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases

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“…Basal larval habitats confer several advantages as oviposition sites, including lower desiccation probability and higher nutrient input than more elevated larval habitats and are often preferred oviposition sites among many container-breeding mosquito species (Carpenter 1982, Walker et al 1991, Kaufman et al 1999, Kaufman et al 2002, Romero et al 2019, Williams et al 2007). Vertical stratification results from oviposition site selection by Ae.…”

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Vertical habitat stratification in Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae): complications associated with sloped and flood-prone landscapes

Fitzgerald,

Livdahl

2023

Journal of Vector Ecology

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For the sibling mosquito species Aedes triseriatus Say and Ae. hendersoni Cockerell, success of offspring is highly dependent on oviposition site selection by gravid females, and the dynamics of that selection process have been the subject of much investigation. Patterns of vertical oviposition stratification were examined in this study by placing basal and canopy level oviposition traps in relatively steep and flat terrains, as well as in flood-prone riverbank vs upland settings. Strong stratification existed in both steep and flat terrains, with Ae. triseriatus favoring basal ovitraps and Ae. hendersoni favoring canopy ovitraps. Contrary to expectations, Ae. hendersoni displayed even more marked preference for canopy ovitraps in steeper terrain. Both species avoided basal ovitraps in flood-prone locations, where Ae. triseriatus oviposited only in canopy ovitraps and greatly outnumbered Ae. hendersoni in canopy ovitraps. In contrast, the expected stratification was found in nearby upland habitats.

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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Species Composition in Ovitraps From a Mesoamerican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest

Cited by 7 publications

References 80 publications

When and what time? On the seasonal and daily patterns of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant from Southern Brazil

When and what time? On the seasonal and daily patterns of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant from Southern Brazil

Modeling the association between Aedes aegypti ovitrap egg counts, multi-scale remotely sensed environmental data and arboviral cases at Puntarenas, Costa Rica (2017–2018)

Vertical habitat stratification in Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae): complications associated with sloped and flood-prone landscapes

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