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9 December 2024 Landscape and meteorological variables associated with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito infestation in two southeastern U.S.A. coastal cities
Andre Luis Costa-da-Silva, Kyndall C. Dye-Braumuller, Helen Urpi Wagner-Coello, Huixuan Li, Danielle Johnson-Carson, Sarah M. Gunter, Melissa S. Nolan, Matthew DeGennaro
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Abstract

Human cases of arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes are increasing worldwide and spreading to new areas of the United States. These diseases continue to re-emerge, likely due to changes in vector ecology, urbanization, human migration, and larger range of climatic suitability. Recent shifts in landscape and weather variables are predicted to impact the habitat patterns of urban mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Miami, FL is in the tropical zone, while Charleston, SC is in the humid subtropical zone, and both cities are established hotspots for arboviruses. We applied remote sensing with land-use cover and weather variation to identify mosquito infestation patterns. We detected statistically significant positive and negative associations between entomological indicators and most weather variables in combined data from both cities. For all entomological indices, weekly wind speed and relative humidity were significantly positively associated, while precipitation and maximum temperature were significantly negatively associated. Aedes egg abundance was significantly positively associated with open land in Charleston but was negatively associated with vegetation cover in combined data.

Andre Luis Costa-da-Silva, Kyndall C. Dye-Braumuller, Helen Urpi Wagner-Coello, Huixuan Li, Danielle Johnson-Carson, Sarah M. Gunter, Melissa S. Nolan, and Matthew DeGennaro "Landscape and meteorological variables associated with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito infestation in two southeastern U.S.A. coastal cities," Journal of Vector Ecology 50(1), 28-38, (9 December 2024). https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-50.1-28
Received: 7 June 2024; Accepted: 18 September 2024; Published: 9 December 2024
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KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
Charleston
Climate
landscape
Miami
mosquitoes
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