TY - JOUR T1 - Blood-feeding Diptera (Culicidae and Ceratopogonidae) in an urban park of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country, Spain) JF - Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association Y1 - 2015 A1 - Gonzalez, M A1 - Lopez,S A1 - Alarcon-Elbal, PM SP - 10 EP - 14 KW - Basque Country KW - biting midges KW - Culicidae KW - Culicoides KW - mosquitoes KW - Spain KW - urban environment AB - Haematophagous and synanthropic Diptera are responsible for the transmission of several pathogenic agents to humans, domestic and wild animals, causing diverse vector-borne diseases of paramount importance. The presence of these blood-feeding insects is well reported in many areas of the world; however, the distribution in anthropogenic zones has not been studied so far across Spain. In order to gather information on this entomofauna in urban environments, adult stages were collected using an automatic entomological aspirator during the summer season in street lamps of a public park located in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country, Spain). A total of 333 culicids from four species were collected in a two-year sampling period: Culex pipiens (91.3%), Culiseta longiareolata (8.1%), Culiseta litorea (0.3%) and Culex hortensis hortensis (0.3%). Moreover, 225 Culicoides specimens belonging to six different species were trapped: Culicoides punctatus (61.3 %), Culicoides obsoletus s.s. (16.8%), Culicoides duddingstoni (13.3%), Culicoides kibunensis (6.2%), Culicoides dewulfi (1.7%) and Culicoides clastrieri (0.4%). The first data of Culicoides species distribution in urban areas and the first record of C. litorea are recorded for the Basque Country region. VL - 33 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of five different larval control agents on oviposition of Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) JF - Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association Y1 - 2015 A1 - Akiner, Muhammet Mustafa A1 - Eksi, Elcin SP - 5 EP - 9 KW - Bacillus sphaericus KW - Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis KW - Culex pipiens L. KW - Diflubenzuron KW - monomolecular film KW - oviposition preferences KW - Temephos AB -

The effects of five different and widely used mosquito control agents (monomolecular film [MMF], diflubenzuron, Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis [Bti], Bacillus sphaericus [Bs] and temephos) on Culex pipiens L. oviposition were studied in both field and laboratory conditions. Half of the standard application dosages were used for all five control agents. Results were evaluated weekly for three weeks. All tested mosquito populations (Serik, Avariz, Slab and field) showed different degrees of oviposition preferences on experimental and control cups and pools. Culex pipiens L. tended to lay a lower number of eggs for tests groups than the control group throughout the whole test duration. Oviposition preferences of all Cx. pipiens decreased in the second week (except temephos both Avariz and field test, MMF both control and field test, Bs both Serik and control) and increased again in the third week. The repellent effects of MMF and temephos on oviposition were found to be higher than for the other larvicides. Mosquito species use different chemical cues for finding an ovipositional site. Therefore MMF and temephos may help in future control efforts, albeit less than the diflubenzuron, Bti and Bs on mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease epidemics.
 

VL - 33 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera; Culicidae) from Ibiza (Balearic Islands; Spain). JF - Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association Y1 - 2015 A1 - Barceló, Carlos A1 - Bengoa, Mikel A1 - Monerris, Miriam A1 - Molina, Ricardo A1 - Delacour-Estrella, Sarah A1 - Lucientes, Javier A1 - Miranda, Miguel Ángel SP - 1 EP - 4 KW - Aedes albopictus KW - ECDC guidelines KW - entry routes KW - first record KW - Ibiza KW - invasive mosquito KW - NSP KW - Spain AB -

Aedes (Stegomya) albopictus is an invasive mosquito native to tropical areas in Southeast Asia. It is an important vector of several pathogens of public and veterinary health significance. In 2004 this mosquito was recorded for the first time in Spain (Catalonia) and detected in Majorca (Balearic Islands) in 2012. In this paper, we report for the first time the presence of Ae. albopictus on the island of Ibiza (‘Eivissa’, Balearic Islands, Spain). The high volume of goods arriving by maritime transport and the increase of commercial trade and visitors during recent years have been identified as the most probable entry routes for the species on the Island.


 

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