INTRODUCTION: Mosquitoes are vectors of several pathogens in tropical regions. However, information on Culicidae in the northeast region of Brazil is scarce despite many municipalities having environmental conditions favorable for these insects. METHODS: We collected mosquitoes monthly for one year from urban, ecotonal, and ecological reserve areas in Moreno, Brazil, by using CDC Miniature light traps, aspiration, ovitraps, and liquid suction. RESULTS: We collected 1,401 insects in the Culicidae family. Fifteen species of seven genera of Culicidae were identified and five specimens were identified only at the genus level. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide diversity of mosquito species in the sampled areas, some of which are important for human health.
INTRODUCTION: Mosquitoes are vectors of several pathogens in tropical regions. However, information on Culicidae in the northeast region of Brazil is scarce despite many municipalities having environmental conditions favorable for these insects. METHODS: We collected mosquitoes monthly for one year from urban, ecotonal, and ecological reserve areas in Moreno, Brazil, by using CDC Miniature light traps, aspiration, ovitraps, and liquid suction. RESULTS: We collected 1,401 insects in the Culicidae family. Fifteen species of seven genera of Culicidae were identified and five specimens were identified only at the genus level. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide diversity of mosquito species in the sampled areas, some of which are important for human health.
Authors: Cláudio Júlio da Silva; Juliana Figueirêdo da Costa Lima Suassuna Monteiro; Karina Patrícia Baracho de Lima; Cláudia Sofia de Assunção Gonçalves E Silva; Éricka Lima de Almeida; Samara Ferreira de Souza; Ângela Cristina Rapela Medeiros; Felipe Marinho Rocha de Macedo; Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho; Stephane Naiara Carvalho Dos Santos; Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito Journal: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Date: 2022-09-30 Impact factor: 2.169
Authors: Charlotte G Rhodes; Nicole A Scavo; Micaela Finney; Juan P Fimbres-Macias; Macey T Lively; Brandon H Strauss; Gabriel L Hamer Journal: Insects Date: 2022-03-10 Impact factor: 2.769