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Larvae ecology and adult activity of Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) in a touristic rock-pool area of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2021

Mikel Bengoa ,
Andreu Rotger ,
Raúl Luzón  and
Carlos Barceló Open the ORCID record for Carlos Barceló [Opens in a new window]
Mikel Bengoa
Affiliation:
Anticimex, Department of Research, Innovation and Development, Barcelona, Spain
Andreu Rotger
Affiliation:
Animal Demography and Ecology Unit, GEDA – IMEDEA (CSIC/UIB), Esporles, Spain
Raúl Luzón
Affiliation:
Vectobal, Department of Development and Science, Palma, Spain
Carlos Barceló*
Affiliation:
Applied Zoology and Animal Conservation Group, UIB, Palma, Spain
*
Author for correspondence: Carlos Barceló, Email: carlos.barcelo@uib.es
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Abstract

Mosquitoes are vectors of several diseases of medical concern such as malaria or dengue and can also negatively affect tourism and the life-quality of the neighbourhood. The species Aedes mariae (Sergent and Sergent, 1903) is a poorly studied mosquito that breeds in rock-pools of the Mediterranean coast. General Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) were used to determine drivers affecting the presence and abundance of this species. Abiotic and biotic factors were recorded in rock-pools with the presence of Ae. mariae sub-adults across a supralittoral area of Majorca Island (Balearic Islands, Spain) from July 2018 to June 2019. We tested how abiotic factors affected the presence of larvae, while the biotic factors were used to check their effect on larvae abundance. human landing collection was also conducted to assess the adult activity of this species. Valuable data were recorded to improve our knowledge about the bioecology of Ae. mariae in a touristic area of the island of Majorca. Salinity and pH were the most explanatory variables for the presence of Ae. mariae larvae. The presence of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile 1813 leaves negatively affected the abundance of Ae. mariae larvae while the presence of other fauna enhanced it. Adult females of Ae. mariae were active for 26 min after sunset in June and its host-seeking activity decreased during autumn months. Control methods against this species should be focussed on rock-pools and planning treatments according to tides, waves and precipitation.

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Abundancealgaehuman landingMajorca pHsalinitySpaintourism
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 112 , Issue 3 , June 2022 , pp. 411 - 418
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