The influence of environmental management and animal shelters in vector control of Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in northeastern Brazil
| Autor: | Ciro Líbio Caldas dos Santos, Adriane da Penha, Gustavo Almeida Brito, José Manuel Macário Rebêlo, Maria da Conceição Abreu Bandeira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Ceratopogonidae 030231 tropical medicine Biting midge Environment Positive correlation Insect Control 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Abundance (ecology) Animals Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ecology biology business.industry Environmental resource management Biodiversity 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Culicoides Insect Vectors Biting Animals Domestic Midge Species richness business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology. 42(1) |
| ISSN: | 1948-7134 |
| Popis: | We investigated whether biting midges in peridomestic environments are affected by environmental management practices and the presence of domestic animals. We used CDC light traps to collect midges in 112 residences across 24 locations along tourism routes of Maranhao, Brazil. The collection areas were characterized as follows: i) peridomestic area with domestic animals and without management (dirty); ii) peridomestic with domestic animals and management (clean); iii) peridomestic without animals and with management (clean); iv) peridomestic without animals and without management (dirty). The first two treatments had higher biting midge species richness and abundance, respectively. Generalized linear models indicated a positive correlation between the presence of domestic animals and midge abundance, with an approximate four-fold increase in Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) abundance in peridomestic areas with animals. The same model showed that domestic animals have no influence on richness. Environmental management does not appear to influence species richness or abundance of biting midges. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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