Seasonal prevalence of adult mosquitoes at Casuarina and Leanyer, Darwin

Autor:	Richard C. Russell, Peter I Whelan
Rok vydání:	1986
Předmět:	Wet season Casuarina geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Culex annulirostris Biology biology.organism_classification Swamp Anopheles bancroftii Vector (epidemiology) Dry season Relative species abundance Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Austral Ecology. 11:99-105
ISSN:	1442-9993 1442-9985
DOI:	10.1111/j.1442-9993.1986.tb01381.x
Popis:	Mosquito populations were sampled fortnightly for 2 years, using EVS solid CO2 baited light traps, to monitor seasonal activity of females in the vicinity of new urban development at Casuarina Swamp and Leanyer Swamp, Darwin. The relative abundance of different species was related to seasonal conditions and the influence of urban stormwater on the larval habitats within the two environments. Differences were observed between sites due to the site ecology, and between years and between seasons but, in general, the early dry season was dominated by Culex annulirostris, Anopheles bancroftii and An hilli, while Aedes vigilax and Cx annulirostris were predominant in the late dry season and early wet season at both sites. The late wet season at Leanyer Swamp was dominated by An hilli and An bancroftii, while at Casuarina Swamp, Cx annulirostris was the predominant species. The prevalence of vector species indicates the need for control measures to protect the local communities from mosquitoborne disease.
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