@article{fdi:010061939,
  title = {{S}patial and temporal heterogeneities of {A}edes albopictus density in {L}a {R}eunion {I}sland : rise and weakness of entomological indices},
  author = {{B}oyer, {S}{\'e}bastien and {F}oray, {C}. and {D}ehecq, {J}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ollowing the 2006 {C}hikungunya disease in {L}a {R}eunion, questions were raised concerning the monitoring survey of {A}edes albopictus populations and the entomological indexes used to evaluate population abundance. {T}he objectives of the present study were to determine reliable productivity indexes using a quantitative method to improve entomological surveys and mosquito control measures on {A}edes albopictus. {B}etween 2007 and 2011, 4 intervention districts, 24 cities, 990 areas and over 850,000 houses were used to fulfil those objectives. {F}our indexes including the classical {S}tegomyia index ({H}ouse {I}ndex, {C}ontainer {I}ndex, {B}reteau {I}ndex) plus an {I}nfested {R}eceptacle {I}ndex were studied in order to determine whether temporal (year, month, week) and/or spatial (districts, cities, areas) heterogeneities existed. {T}emporal variations have been observed with an increase of {A}e. albopictus population density over the years, and a seasonality effect with a highest population during the hot and wet season. {S}patial clustering was observed at several scales with an important autocorrelation at the area scale. {M}oreover, the combination among these results and the breeding site productivity obtained during these 5 years allowed us to propose recommendations to monitor {A}edes albopictus by eliminating not the most finding sites but the most productive ones. {A}s the other strategies failed in {L}a {R}eunion, this new approach should should work better.},
  keywords = {{REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {e91170},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0091170},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061939},
}