@article{fdi:010066042,
  title = {{E}cology and spatiotemporal dynamics of sandflies in the {M}editerranean {L}anguedoc region ({R}oquedur area, {G}ard, {F}rance)},
  author = {{P}rudhomme, {J}orian and {R}ahola, {N}il and {T}oty, {C}{\'e}line and {C}assan, {C}{\'e}cile and {R}oiz, {D}. and {V}ergnes, {B}aptiste and {T}hierry, {M}. and {R}ioux, {J}. {A}. and {A}lten, {B}. and {S}ereno, {D}enis and {B}anuls, {A}nne-{L}aure},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {P}hlebotomine sandflies are hematophagous insects widely present in {W}estern {M}editerranean countries and known for their role as {L}eishmania vectors. {D}uring the last ten years, the risk of leishmaniasis re-emergence has increased in {F}rance. {H}owever, sandfly biology and ecology in the {S}outh of {F}rance remain poorly known because the last detailed study on their spatiotemporal dynamics was performed over 30 years ago. {T}he aim of the present study was to update our knowledge on sandfly ecology by determining their spatiotemporal dynamics and by investigating the relationship between environmental/climatic factors and the presence and abundance of sandflies in the {S}outh of {F}rance. {M}ethods: {A}n entomological survey was carried out during three years (2011-2013) along a 14 kilometer-long transect. {T}he findings were compared with the data collected along the same transect in 1977. {D}ata loggers were placed in each station and programmed to record temperature and relative humidity every six hours between {A}pril 2011 and {N}ovember 2014. {S}everal environmental factors (such as altitude, slope and wall orientation ({N}orth, {E}ast, {W}est and {S}outh)) were characterized at each station. {R}esults: {F}our sandfly species were collected: {P}hlebotomus ariasi and {S}ergentomyia minuta, which were predominant, {P}h. perniciosus and {P}h. mascittii. {S}andfly activity within the studied area started in {M}ay and ended in {O}ctober with peaks in {J}uly-{A}ugust at the optimum average temperature. {W}e found a positive effect of altitude and temperature and a negative effect of relative humidity on {P}h. ariasi and {S}e. minuta presence. {W}e detected interspecific differences and non-linear effects of these climatic variables on sandfly abundance. {A}lthough the environment has considerably changed in 30 years, no significant difference in sandfly dynamics and species diversity was found by comparing the 1977 and 2011-2013 data. {C}onclusion: {O}ur study shows that this area maintains a rich sandfly fauna with high {P}h. ariasi population density during the active season. {T}his represents a risk for {L}eishmania transmission. {T}he analysis revealed that the presence and abundance of {P}h. ariasi and {S}e. minuta were differently correlated with the environmental and climatic factors. {C}omparison with the data collected in 1977 highlighted the sandfly population stability, suggesting that they can adapt, in the short and long term, to changing ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {S}andflies ; {S}outh of {F}rance ; {E}cology ; {S}patiotemporal dynamics ; {FRANCE} ; {LANGUEDOC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {},
  pages = {642 [14 ]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-015-1250-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066042},
}