Elimination of Aedes aegypti in northern Australia, 2004 –2006
This report details the methods and results of the detection and subsequent elimination activities that were carried out between 2004 and 2006, returning the NT to its dengue vector ‐free status. There have been very few successfulAe. aegypti elimination programs in the world. This purposeful mosquito elimination for Australia was officially declared on 5 April 2006. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Peter I. Whelan,
Nina Kurucz,
William J. Pettit,
Vicki Krause Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Mosquito community composition and abundance at contrasting sites in northern South Africa, 2014 –2017
ABSTRACTMost data on species associations and vector potential of mosquitoes in relation to arboviral infections in South Africa date back from the 1940s to late 1990s. Contextual information crucial for disease risk management and control, such as the sampling effort, diversity, abundance, and distribution of mosquitoes in large parts of South Africa still remains limited. Adult mosquitoes were collected routinely from two horse farms in Gauteng Province; two wildlife reserves in Limpopo Province, at Orpen Gate in Kruger National Park (KNP) and Mnisi Area in Mpumalanga Province between 2014 –2017, using carbon dioxide...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Todd Johnson,
Leo Braack,
Milehna Guarido,
Marietjie Venter,
Antonio Paulo Gouveia Almeida Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Evaluation of boric acid as toxic sugar bait against resistant Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
This study evaluated insecticide delivery through toxic sugar baits (TSB) and resulting mortality of susceptible and resistant strains ofAedes aegypti. TwoAe. aegypti strains were evaluated using a 1% boric acid TSB: the susceptible Orlando 1952 (ORL) strain and the resistant Puerto Rican (PR) strain. The TSB resulted in high mortality for both ORL and PR strain ofAe. aegypti. Average mortality of female mosquitoes given TSB was 90.8% for PR and 99.3% for ORL. Our study suggests that targeting resistant mosquitoes with ingestible insecticides through TSBs could be a viable alternative to current mosquito control strategies...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Mandi A. Pearson,
Kai Blore,
Caroline Efstathion,
Vindhya S. Aryaprema,
Gunter C. Muller,
Rui ‐De Xue,
Whitney A. Qualls Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Effects of forest degradation on the sand fly communities of northeast Brazil
In conclusion, a change in vegetation cover negatively affects the richness and abundance of sand fl ies in the natural environment. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Jorge Luiz Pinto Moraes,
Heliana Trindade Marinho Santana,
Maria Concei ção Abreu Bandeira,
José Manuel Macário Rebêlo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Triatoma brasiliensis species complex: characterization of the external female genitalia
ABSTRACTTheTriatoma brasiliensis complex is composed of six species (Triatoma bahiensis, T. juazerensis, T. lenti, T. melanica, T. petrocchiae, andT. sherlocki) and two subspecies (T. brasiliensis brasiliensis andT. b. macromelasoma). Phylogenetic studies have shown that it is a monophyletic group, but the morphological relationships among the members can be better understood. We applied a tool of high resolution based on morphology to identify details that characterize the female genitals for each member of this group. The external genital structures of five to fifteen females of each taxon were analyzed. Insects had thei...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Jader Oliveira,
Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi,
Carlos Eduardo Almeida,
Vagner Jos é Mendonça,
Jane Costa,
João Aristeu Rosa Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Influence of light and kairomone baiting systems on trap collections of biting midges in southern Sweden
The objective of this study was to determine how the baiting system used in traps (UV, incandescent light, incandescent light with CO2, and incandescent light with CO2 and 1 ‐octen‐3‐ol) influences estimates of midge population abundance, parity, and diel activity. This was achieved through a standardized trapping protocol conducted in three habitats in Sweden. UV light traps caught the mostCulicoides species and moreC. obsoletus complex females than incandescent light traps. Traps baited with CO2 plus 1 ‐octen‐3‐ol caught more femaleC. impunctatus than incandescent light traps. No consistent effect of bait typ...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Daniel Bray,
Elin Isberg,
Ylva Hillbur,
Rickard Ignell Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Investigation of Ixodid ticks as vectors of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in central Italy
In this study, we identified a potential competent vector, investigating main features of its ecology together with EP infection rates. A two ‐year sampling of questing ticks was carried outfor the first time in Italy in an area known for high EP prevalence in horse sera, detectingthe association between Rhipicephalus bursa and causative agents of EP. Most of the positive pools harbored a single infection (91.1%); mixed infections were also detected (8.9%). The infection rate forT. equi slightly decreased among years;B. caballi showed a lower, but increasing, infection rate. Tick phenology, climate variables, and peaks o...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Federico Romiti,
Adele Magliano,
Valeria Antognetti,
Giuseppe Manna,
Antonella Cersini,
Maria Teresa Scicluna,
Claudio Liberato Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Geometric morphometrics for the differentiation of females of the Pipiens Assemblage in Argentina
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 150-154, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Maximiliano J. Garz ón,
Marta Grech,
Arturo Lizuain,
Nicolás Schweigmann Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Detection of zoonotic human pathogens from Ixodes scapularis in Wisconsin
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 147-149, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Maxwell T. Stauffer,
Jordan Mandli,
Bobbi S. Pritt,
William Stauffer,
Lynne M. Sloan,
Tela Zembsch,
Xia Lee,
Susan M. Paskewitz Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Impacts of sampling rhythm and exposition on the effectiveness of artificial resting shelters for mosquito collection in northern Germany
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 142-146, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Felix G. Sauer,
Linda Jaworski,
Renke L ühken,
Ellen Kiel Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Effects of radiation on blood ‐feeding activity of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 140-141, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Courtney A. Cunningham,
Robert L. Aldridge,
Jedidiah Kline,
Christopher S. Bibbs,
Kenneth J. Linthicum,
Rui ‐De Xue Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Croatia
ABSTRACTImprovement of morphological and molecular identification methods allows the detection of new species of mosquitoes. The mosquito fauna of Croatia currently includes 52 species, belonging to eight genera, includingAnopheles (12 species),Aedes (24 species),Coquillettidia (one species),Culex (seven species),Culiseta (six species),Orthopodomyia (one species), andUranotaenia (one species). This is an updated checklist, which includes five new species found in Croatian mosquito fauna. Two of these are invasive mosquito species,Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) andAedes japonicus (Theobald 1901), which are spreading across ...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Enrih Merdi ć,
Ana Klobučar,
Toni Žitko,
Mirta Sudarić Bogojević,
Ivana Vrućina,
Nataša Turić,
Goran Vignjević Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Effect of vertebrate feces on the attraction of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in an Amazonian mangrove
The objective of this study was to characterize theCulicoides community structure found in a mangrove swamp and verify if the use of vertebrate feces as bait interferes with their composition, richness, abundance, or seasonality. CDC light traps with vertebrate (chicken, ox, control, donkey, capuchin monkey and pig) feces baits were used to capture biting midges in a mangrove area of the Island of S ão Luís, MA. A total of 4,087 individuals representing 22 species ofCulicoides were captured, the most abundant beingC. (Oecacta) furens Poey (23.46%),C. (gr. Fluviatilis)leopoldoi Ortiz (21.58%),C. (Hoffmania) ignacioi Forat...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Aline Fernandes Rios,
Jesiel Pablo Chagas Costa,
Anna Vanniezy Marinho Brito,
Thamires Santos Coelho,
Maria Concei ção Abreu Bandeira,
José Manuel Macário Rebêlo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Impact of deforestation on the abundance, diversity, and richness of Culex mosquitoes in a southwest Cameroon tropical rainforest
ABSTRACTDeforestation is a major threat to biodiversity but little data exist on how deforestation in real ‐time affects the overall mosquito species community despite its known role in the transmission of diseases. We compared the abundance and diversity ofCulex mosquitoes before and after deforestation along a gradient of three different anthropogenic disturbance levels in a tropical rainforest in southwestern Cameroon. The collections were conducted in unlogged forest (January, 2016), selectively logged forest (January, 2017), and within a young palm plantation (October, 2017) using net traps, sweep nets, resting trap...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - November 14, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Marie Paul Audrey Mayi,
David Forfuet Foncha,
Cyril Kowo,
Timoleon Tchuinkam,
Katherine Brisco,
Damian Nota Anong,
Sehgal Ravinder,
Anthony John Cornel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The effects of temperature and shading on mortality and development rates of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
ABSTRACTUrbanization has caused an increase in favorable habitats forAedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), given their ability to reproduce in small and often non ‐degradable artificial water‐containers. While much work has been done onAe. aegypti biology and ecology in urban landscapes, the role of shading on immature stages as an independent factor from temperature, and any possible interactions between these factors, remains unexamined. We assessed how temperature and shading affected egg hatch ‐rate, larval/pupal mortality, and larval development to adult stage under different factorial temperature (28; 31; 34; 37;...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - November 14, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Febrianne Sukiato,
Ryan J. Wasserman,
Su Chern Foo,
Robyn F. Wilson,
Ross N. Cuthbert Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
