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1 March 2015 National Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Survey in The Netherlands 2010–2013
A. Ibañez-Justicia, A. Stroo, M. Dik, J. Beeuwkes, E. J. Scholte
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From 2010 onwards, a nationwide mosquito monitoring scheme has been conducted in The Netherlands with the aim of gaining crucial information about mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species composition, geographical distributions, biodiversity, and habitat preferences. The results of this study are based on 778 randomly sampled mosquito locations. These are divided into three main habitat types: urban, rural-agricultural, and natural areas. Twenty-seven mosquito species were found: 26 indigenous and 1 exotic, Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901). The preliminary results are presented here, with details of their species distribution and seasonality. Monitoring the temporal and spatial distribution of mosquitoes is an essential step in the risk analysis of emerging mosquito-borne diseases.

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A. Ibañez-Justicia, A. Stroo, M. Dik, J. Beeuwkes, and E. J. Scholte "National Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Survey in The Netherlands 2010–2013," Journal of Medical Entomology 52(2), 185-198, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tju058
Received: 19 June 2014; Accepted: 12 December 2014; Published: 1 March 2015
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KEYWORDS
monitoring
mosquito
nationwide
the Netherlands
vector
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