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Sep 03, 2022;11 (9):

Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of the Mosquito Community in Central Oklahoma.

David Hoekman, Bailee Cummings, Helen Arango, Nicholas Back, Randall Welles, Noah Pelletier, Katelyn Helwig, Christian Escritt, Kayla Thomas, Hailie Fellers, Callie Campbell, Alyssa Wheeler, Raul Iglesias, Hayden Jacobs, Macey Lively, Caio Martinelle B França
Author Information
  1. David Hoekman: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  2. Bailee Cummings: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA. ORCID
  3. Helen Arango: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  4. Nicholas Back: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  5. Randall Welles: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  6. Noah Pelletier: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  7. Katelyn Helwig: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  8. Christian Escritt: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA. ORCID
  9. Kayla Thomas: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  10. Hailie Fellers: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  11. Callie Campbell: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  12. Alyssa Wheeler: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  13. Raul Iglesias: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  14. Hayden Jacobs: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA.
  15. Macey Lively: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
  16. Caio Martinelle B França: Department of Biology, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK 73008, USA. ORCID
PMID: 36145439 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11091007

Abstract

Mosquitoes () are ubiquitous flying insects that function as vectors for several viruses that cause disease in humans. Mosquito abundance and diversity are influenced by landscape features and environmental factors such as temperature and precipitation and vary across seasons and years. The range and phenology of many mosquito species that vector viruses relevant to human health are changing. We sampled mosquito communities in central Oklahoma for four years at thirteen sites, collecting over 25,000 mosquitoes; among these, we identified 27 different species, including several that transmit human pathogens and were collected in suburban backyards. Community composition differed across the landscape and changed from early season to late season and year to year. This effort to describe mosquito communities in Oklahoma is a first step toward assessing and predicting arbovirus risk, an ongoing and dynamic public health challenge.

Keywords

Aedes CDC light trap Culex Oklahoma community composition mosquito surveillance vectors

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Grants

  1. 80NSSC19M0058/Oklahoma NASA EPSCoR / Space Grant Consortium
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