Differences in mosquito communities in six cities in Oklahoma
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Abstract
Vector-borne diseases in the United States have recently increased as a result of the changing nature of vectors, hosts, reservoirs, pathogens, and the ecological and environmental conditions. Current information on vector habitats and how mosquito community composition varies across space and time is vital to successful vector-borne disease management. This study characterizes mosquito communities in urban areas of Oklahoma, United States, an ecologically diverse region in the southern Great Plains. Between May and September 2016, 11,996 female mosquitoes of 34 species were collected over 798 trap nights using three different trap types in six Oklahoma cities. The most abundant species trapped were Culex pipiens L. complex (32.4%) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) (12.0%). Significant differences among mosquito communities were detected using analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) between the early (May–July) and late (August–September) season. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) further highlighted the cities of Altus and Idabel as relatively unique mosquito communities, mostly due to the presence of Aedes aegypti (L.) and salt-marsh species and absence of Aedes triseriatus (Say) in Altus and an abundance of Ae. albopictus in Idabel. These data underscore the importance of assessing mosquito communities in urban environments found in multiple ecoregions of Oklahoma to allow customized vector management targeting the unique assemblage of species found in each city.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Differences in mosquito communities in six cities in Oklahoma |
| Series title | Journal of Medical Entomology |
| DOI | 10.1093/jme/tjz039 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Atlanta |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 1395 |
| Last page | 1403 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |