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Predicting the spatial distribution of Ochlerotatus albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance with NOAA imagery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2007

R.M. Gleiser  and
D.E. Gorla
R.M. Gleiser*
Affiliation:
CONICET, Centro de Evaluación y Relevamiento de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN), Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Av. Valparaíso s.n. C.C. 509, Córdoba (5000), Argentina
D.E. Gorla
Affiliation:
Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica (CRILAR), Mendoza y Entre Ríos s/n, Anillaco (5301), La Rioja, Argentina
*
*Fax: +54 351 433 4118 ext. 114 E-mail: rgleiser@crean.agro.uncor.edu
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Abstract

Ochlerotatus albifasciatus is a vector of western equine encephalomyelitis in Argentina and a nuisance mosquito affecting beef and dairy production. The objective of this study was to analyze whether environmental proxy data derived from 1 km resolution NOAA-AVHRR images could be useful as a rapid tool for locating areas with higher potential for Oc. albifasciatus activity at a regional scale. Training sites for mosquito abundance categories were 3.3×3.3 km polygons over sampling sites. Abundance was classified into two categories according to a proposed threshold for economic losses. Data of channels 1, 2, 4 and 5 were used to calculate five biophysical variables: normalized differences vegetation index (NDVI), land surface temperature, total precipitable water, dew point and vapour saturation deficit. A discriminant analysis correctly classified 100% of the areas predicted to be above or below the economic threshold of 2500 mosquitoes per night of capture, respectively. Components of the NDVI, the total precipitable water and the dew point temperature contributed most to the function value. The results suggest that environmental data derived from AVHRR-NOAA could be useful for rapidly identifying adequate areas for mosquito development or activity.

Keywords

OchlerotatusCulicidaeremote sensingAVHRR/NOAANDVIsurveillance
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Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 97 , Issue 6 , December 2007 , pp. 607 - 612
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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