Seasonal availability of resources and habitat degradation for the western tree-hole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis

Oecologia ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Maciá ◽  
W. E. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Tree Hole ◽  
Aedes Sierrensis

scholarly journals Trap Comparison for Surveillance of the Western Tree Hole Mosquito, Aedes sierrensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Fernando Chaves ◽  
Nadja Reissen ◽  
Gregory S White ◽  
Scott Gordon ◽  
Ary Faraji
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Dirofilaria Immitis ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Tree Hole ◽  
Lake City ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Aedes Sierrensis

Abstract The western tree hole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis (Ludlow), is a common nuisance mosquito and vector of Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy), the etiologic agent of dog heartworm, in western North America. Here, we compare weekly mosquito collections made with Mosquito Magnet (MM) traps, Biogents Sentinel (BGS) traps, and Biogents Bowl (BGS Bowl) traps set in Salt Lake City, UT, from the start of June to mid-August 2017. We found the number of mosquitoes decreased with rainfall and temperature independently of trap type. The highest number of mosquitoes were caught by BGS traps baited with carbon dioxide (CO2) and BG lure, which collected 62% (n = 422) of all mosquitoes, followed by the MM at 31% (n = 213), and both the BGS and BG Bowl with BG lure had 3.5% (n = 24) each. Aedes sierrensis females were caught weekly at similar densities (mean ± SD) in BGS with CO2 and lure (1.17 ± 2.93) and the MM (1.17 ± 2.66) traps during the study period. Given that BGS with CO2 and lure traps have several operational advantages over MM traps, including a quicker setup, smaller size, and lower cost, we consider BGS with CO2 and lure traps as the best suited surveillance tool to detect and remove Ae. sierrensis in the western United States and similar settings throughout North America.

Stempellia magna in the tree hole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis

1967 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Truman B. Clark ◽  
Tokuo Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Tree Hole ◽  
Aedes Sierrensis

Thermal Stress and Anomalous Development of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) III. Aedes sierrensis,

1964 ◽  
Vol 96 (10) ◽  
pp. 1369-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Horsfall ◽  
John F. Anderson ◽  
Reinhart A. Brust
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Thermal Pressure ◽  
Rearing Temperature ◽  
Tree Hole ◽  
Aedes Sierrensis ◽  
Copulatory Position

AbstractAedes sierrensis (Ludlow), the western tree-hole mosquito, is the first species of the pulchritarsis-varipalpus group of the subgenus Ochlerotatus which has been shown to have the masculine genotype modified by thermal pressure applied to developing larvae. A rearing temperature of 30.0 °C. during instars 1-3 and the first half of 4, and 31.0° during the last half of instar 4 will modify the degree of masculinity of the palpi, antennae, oral stylets and testes. Modified males are impotent because the genital section fails to rotate to the copulatory position.

Reproductive Allocation in the Western Tree-Hole Mosquito, Aedes sierrensis

Oikos ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Hard ◽  
William E. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Allocation ◽  
Tree Hole ◽  
Aedes Sierrensis

Offspring size as an index of habitat degradation

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian G. WARKENTIN ◽  
J. Michael REED ◽  
Susie M. DUNHAM
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Offspring Size

Designing Effective Incentives to Reverse Coastal Habitat Degradation along Residential Shorelines

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Scyphers ◽  
Michael Beck ◽  
Judy Haner ◽  
Andrew Keeler ◽  
Craig Landry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Coastal Habitat

Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Conserving the Highly Hunted Mammal Species as Bushmeat in Southern Benin

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Chabi A.M.S. Djagoun ◽  
Etotépé A. Sogbohossou ◽  
Barthélémy Kassa ◽  
Christian B. Ahouandjinou ◽  
Hugues A. Akpona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Cell System ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Occupancy Model ◽  
Habitat Occupancy ◽  
Anthropogenic Habitat ◽  
Lama Forest

Background: The habitat degradation together with fragmentation and illegal hunting represent a major threat for biodiversity conservation in Lama protected areas. Method: We used a combination of questionnaire survey with local communities for ranking the hunted mammal species as bushmeat and track surveys in gridded-cell system of 500x500 m2 (n=268) to assess at what extend the management design, the anthropogenic factors and habitat type affect the occupancy model of those mammal species. Results: Twenty mammal species have been predominantly reported by the local inhabitants to consume bushmeat species and 5 of them have been identified as the most preferable as hunted game mammals. The selection of the preferred habitat among the swampy forest, the dense forest, the tree plantations and cropland for the prioritized game species varies between species but looks similar when grouping in different orders. Some bushmeat species were found to select the more secure habitat (natural forest); suggesting the zoning system in the Lama forest can passively protect those species. However, some species such as T. swinderianus although highly hunted showed preference to anthropogenic habitat, avoiding the well secured core zone in Lama Forest. Conclusion: Our findings highlighted the importance of the zoning system with different management objectives in the habitat occupancy model of the highly hunted wildlife species.

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