Ecology of the Tree Hole Breeding Mosquitoes of Nearctic North America

1946 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale W. Jenkins ◽  
Stanley J. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Tree Hole

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.

Pupal Taxonomy of the Tree-Hole Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Eastern North America

1992 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Lamberson ◽  
Carol D. Pappas ◽  
Larry G. Pappas
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Tree Hole

scholarly journals Predator-mediated, non-equilibrium coexistence of tree-hole mosquitoes in southeastern North America

Oecologia ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 239-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Bradshaw ◽  
Christina M. Holzapfel
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Equilibrium Coexistence ◽  
Tree Hole ◽  
Non Equilibrium
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