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Tytuł:
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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) on the islands of Puerto Rico and Vieques, U.S.A.
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Autorzy:
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Yee DA; School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA. Electronic address: .
Reyes-Torres LJ; School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA.
Dean C; School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA.
Scavo NA; School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA.
Zavortink TJ; Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Źródło:
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Acta tropica [Acta Trop] 2021 Aug; Vol. 220, pp. 105959. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 14.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier
Original Publication: Basel.
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MeSH Terms:
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Culicidae/*classification
Animals ; Arboviruses/physiology ; Culicidae/virology ; Larva/virology ; Puerto Rico
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210517 Date Completed: 20210624 Latest Revision: 20210624
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105959
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PMID:
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34000262
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We conducted an island-wide survey of the Caribbean islands Puerto Rico and Vieques, U.S.A. during late 2018 and early 2019 to document the current richness of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). We used a combination of larval surveys and adult trapping using baited CDC light traps and BG-Sentinel traps across 41 of the 78 municipalities. We collected 9 genera, 12 subgenera, and 31 species, which when combined with past studies yields 44 species on the islands. We also note species occurrences across habitat types and elevations from around the islands. One new record, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) obturbator Dyar and Knab, is noted. However we found no evidence of the presence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse), an invasive found throughout the Caribbean, or Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus (Bigot), an exotic species recently reported in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Habitat associations and information regarding the medical importance of species are also included. Given that the islands often experience outbreaks of several arboviruses, obtaining a complete picture of the species present is of high importance.
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