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artículos
Título:
Could land cover influence Aedes aegypti mosquito populations?
Autor/es:
BENITEZ, ELISABET MARINA; LUDUEÑA-ALMEIDA FRANCISCO; FRIAS-CESPEDES, MARÍA; ALMIRON, WALTER RICARDO; ESTALLO ELIZABET LILIA
Revista:
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2019
ISSN:
0269-283X
Resumen:
Aedes aegypti is mainly found in urban environments, where human activity guarantees permanent availability of potential larval habitats. The aim of this study was to test for a possible association between Ae. aegypti infestation and land cover classes. From February 23 to May 22, 2015, we sampled immature mosquitoes (except eggs) in artificial containers identified in and around Córdoba, Argentina city dwellings. The proportion of each land cover class was determined by SPOT-5 image classification. We developed generalized linear models to assess a suite of predetermined hypotheses and identified cover class variables associated with Ae. aegypti infestation. Arboreal vegetation was identified as the land cover with the greatest relative importance, negatively associated with Ae. aegypti mosquitoes. We find more infestation in areas with less arboreal vegetation, which corresponds to more urbanized areas.
