Diversity and Abundance of Mosquitoes Inhabiting Waste Tires in a Subtropical Swamp in Urban Florida

Automobile tires discarded in urban forest fragments may be a public health hazard, as they can support a population of vector mosquitoes. However, little is known about what factors may affect mosquito abundance and diversity within waste tires in a freshwater wetland forest. This study aimed to de...

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Published in:Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2018-03, Vol.34 (1), p.47-49
Main Authors: Dinh, Emily T. N, Novak, Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Aedes albopictus
Aquatic insects
Automotive parts
Cemeteries
Dominant species
Dynamics
Forests
Freshwater
Health hazards
Inland water environment
Insect control
Laboratories
mosquito fauna survey
Mosquitoes
Population dynamics
Public health
Regression analysis
Regression models
SCIENTIFIC NOTES
Suburban areas
Swamps
Tires
Urban forests
urban park
Vegetation
waste tires
West Nile virus
wetland
Wetlands
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Summary:Automobile tires discarded in urban forest fragments may be a public health hazard, as they can support a population of vector mosquitoes. However, little is known about what factors may affect mosquito abundance and diversity within waste tires in a freshwater wetland forest. This study aimed to determine whether mosquito population dynamics in this environment in Florida differed over a year due to the site of collection and variation in vegetation greenness and elevation. We constructed negative binomial regression models to determine which of these characteristics were significant (α = 0.05) in affecting mosquito count data. Our findings suggest that in this specific environment, none of the covariates scrutinized had significant impacts on modulating overall mosquito and Aedes albopictus (the dominant species) abundance; waste tire habitats in urban freshwater wetland forests may be a year-round public health hazard.
ISSN:8756-971X
1943-6270
DOI:10.2987/17-6689.1