scholarly journals Comparing Aedes vigilax Eggshell Densities in Saltmarsh and Mangrove Systems with Implications for Management

Insects ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 984-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat Dale ◽  
Jon Knight ◽  
Lachlan Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Vigilax

Dispersal of the Mosquito Aedes vigilax (Diptera: Culicidae) From Urban Estuarine Wetlands in Sydney, Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1290-1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron E Webb ◽  
Richard C Russell
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Coastal Wetlands ◽  
Mosquito Control ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Release Point ◽  
Estuarine Wetlands ◽  
Aedes Vigilax ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Sydney Australia

Abstract Aedes vigilax (Skuse) is a pest and vector species associated with coastal wetlands and the abundance of this mosquito has been identified as contributing to increased risk of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks. As urban development continues to encroach on these coastal wetlands, pest and public health impacts are becoming of increasing concern and in the absence of broadscale mosquito control. Urban planners are looking to buffer zones and other land use planning options to minimize contact between mosquitoes and humans but gaps in the understanding of dispersal ranges of mosquitoes hamper the adoption of these strategies. A mark-release-recapture experiment was conducted to measure the dispersal of this mosquito from an urban estuarine wetland in Sydney, Australia. An estimated total of over 150,000 wild caught female mosquitoes were marked with fluorescent dust and then released. A network of 38 traps was then operated for 5 d within an area of 28 km2. A total of 280 marked mosquitoes was recaptured, representing less than 1% of the estimate 250,000 marked mosquitoes released. Marked mosquitoes were recaptured up to 3 km from the release point, providing an insight into the dispersal range of these mosquitoes. The mean distance traveled by marked mosquitoes was 0.83 km, a result reflecting the greater proportion of marked mosquitoes recaptured near release point. The findings of this study indicate that effective buffer zones between estuarine wetlands and high-density urban developments would be an impractical approach to minimizing pest and public health impacts associated with this mosquito.

scholarly journals Field Effectiveness of a Metofluthrin Fan-Based Emanator and Deet as Repellents Against Aedes vigilax in Southeast Queensland, Australia1

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-122
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Frances ◽  
Kerryn L. Rowcliffe ◽  
Donna O. MacKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Aedes Vigilax ◽  
Southeast Queensland

ABSTRACT A field study to compare a formulation containing 40% deet (N,N-diethyl-3-methyl benzamide) in ethanol (Bushman™) and a battery-powered fan emanator with a chemical strip containing 31.2% metofluthrin (OFF!® Clip-On™) was conducted at Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, in February 2016. The 40% deet provided 100% protection against mosquitoes for 5 h until tests ceased, while the OFF! Clip-On device provided only 42.2–60.8% protection against Aedes vigilax during the same period.

Distribution of the immature stages of Aedes vigilax on a coastal salt-marsh in south-east Queensland

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. R. DALE ◽  
K. HULSMAN ◽  
D. HARRISON ◽  
B. CONGDON
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Coastal Salt Marsh ◽  
Aedes Vigilax

scholarly journals Habitat Characteristics and Eggshell Distribution of the Salt Marsh Mosquito,Aedes vigilax, in Marshes in Subtropical Eastern Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (25) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat E. R. Dale ◽  
Jon Knight ◽  
Brian H. Kay ◽  
Heather Chapman ◽  
Scott A. Ritchie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Habitat Characteristics ◽  
Aedes Vigilax ◽  
Eastern Australia
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