@article{fdi:010091022,
  title = {{S}easonal mosquito ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) dynamics and the influence of environmental variables in a land use gradient from {Y}ucatan, {M}exico},
  author = {{G}arcía-{S}uárez, {O}. and {T}olsá-{G}arcía, {M}. {J}. and {A}rana-{G}uardia, {R}. and {R}odríguez-{V}alencia, {V}. and {T}alaga, {S}. and {P}ontifes, {P}. {A}. and {M}achain-{W}illiams, {C}. and {S}uzán, {G}. and {R}oiz, {D}avid},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}osquito-borne diseases constitute a significant global impact on public and animal health. {C}limatic variables are recognized as major drivers in the mosquitoes' life history, principally rainfall and temperature, which directly influence mosquito abundance. {L}ikewise, urbanization changes environmental conditions, and understanding how environmental variables and urbanization influence mosquito dynamics is crucial for the integrated management of mosquito-borne diseases, especially in the context of climate change. {I}n this study, our aim was to observe the effect of temperature, rainfall, and the percentage of impervious surface on the abundance of mosquito species over a temporal scale of one complete year of fortnightly samplings, spanning from {J}une 2021 to {J}une 2022 in {Y}ucatan, {M}exico. {W}e selected nine localities along an urbanization gradient (three natural, three rural, and three urban) from {M}{\'e}rida {C}ity to {R}eserva de la {B}iosfera {R}ía {C}elestún. {U}sing {BG}-traps, mosquitoes were collected biweekly at each locality. {A}dditionally, we estimated the percentage of impervious surface. {D}aily data of the maximum, mean and minimum temperatures, diurnal temperature range and rainfall were accumulated weekly. {W}e calculated the accumulated quantities of temperatures and rainfall and lagged from one to four weeks before sampling for each locality. {G}eneralized linear mixed models were then performed to study the influence of environmental variables and percentage of impervious surfaces on each of the 15 most abundant species. {A} total of 131,525 mosquitoes belonging to 11 genera and 49 species were sampled with {BG}-{S}entinel traps baited with {BG}-lure and dry ice. {T}he most frequently significative variable is the accumulated precipitation four weeks before the sampling. {W}e observed a positive relationship between {C}x. quinquefasciatus and {C}x. thriambus with the diurnal temperature range. {F}or {A}e. aegypti, we observed a positive relationship with minimum temperature. {C}onversely, the percentage of impervious surface serves as a proxy of anthropogenic influence and helped us to distinguishing species exhibiting habitat preference for urban and rural environments, versus those preferring natural habitats. {O}ur results characterize the species-specific effects of environmental variables (temperature, rainfall and impervious surface) on mosquito abundance.},
  keywords = {{M}osquito abundance ; {C}limate ; {T}emperature ; {R}ainfall ; {I}mpervious surface ; {Y}ucatan ; {M}exico},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica},
  volume = {257},
  numero = {},
  pages = {107275 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {0001-706{X}},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107275},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091022},
}