Mosquito surveillance in Mexico: the use of ovitraps for Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and non-target species

Authors

  • Aldo I Ortega-Morales Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Unidad Laguna, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, C.P. 27300, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico;
  • Miguel Moreno-García Unidad de Bioensayos-Centro Regional de Control de Vectores Panchimalco, Servicios de Salud de Morelos, Emiliano Zapata 95, Jojutla, C.P. 62900, Morelos, Mexico;
  • Cassandra González-Acosta Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades, Benjamín Franklin 132, Col. Escandón, C.P. 11800, Mexico City, Mexico;
  • Fabián Correa-Morales Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades, Benjamín Franklin 132, Col. Escandón, C.P. 11800, Mexico City, Mexico;

Keywords:

mosquito control, diversity, collecting method, mosquito-borne diseases

Abstract

Vector-borne diseases are of great public health concern in Mexico. Timely surveillance and control measures require methods to quickly detect mosquito population fluctuations. Surveillance is important also to detect the establishment of uncommon mosquito species. Ovitraps have been a convenient way to detect the presence of female mosquitoes. For these reasons, the Mexican Ministry of Health adopted a mosquito surveillance program using ovitraps in the country. In this study, we present the checklist of 12 target and non-target species that have been collected nationwide in ovitraps since 2013. We include distributional and ecological notes as well as the medical importance of each species. Our results showed that ovitraps can be used to estimate mosquito diversity in urban and semi-urban areas.

 

Resumen

Las enfermedades transmitidas por vectores son una gran preocupación para la salud pública en México. Las medidas oportunas de vigilancia y control requieren métodos para detectar rápidamente las fluctuaciones de la población de mosquitos. La vigilancia también es importante para detector el establecimiento de especies de mosquitos poco comunes. Las ovitrampas han sido una forma conveniente de detectar la presencia de mosquitos hembras. Por estas razones, el Ministerio de Salud de México adoptó un programa de vigilancia de mosquitos usando ovitrampas en el país. En este estudio presentamos la lista de verificación de doce especies blanco y no blanco que se han recolectado a nivel nacional en ovitrampas desde el 2013. Incluimos notas de distribución y ecológicas, así como la importancia médica de cada especie. Nuestros resultados mostraron que las ovitrampas se pueden usar para estimar la diversidad de mosquitos en áreas urbanas y semiurbanas.

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Published

2019-02-04

Issue

Vol. 101, No. 4 (December 2018)

Section

Research Papers

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