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EFFECTS OF SEASONALITY ON THE OVIPOSITION ACTIVITY OF POTENTIAL VECTOR MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) FROM THE SÃO JOÃO RIVER BASIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Aedes albopictus
Aedes terrens
Sazonalidade
Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia. Programa de Graduação em Biologia Animal. Seropédica, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Graduação em Medicina Tropical. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha. Panambi, RS, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia. Programa de Graduação em Biologia Animal. Seropédica, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Graduação em Medicina Tropical. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha. Panambi, RS, Brasil.
Abstract
The Atlantic Forest is home to several arboviruses potentially pathogenic to humans. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the
effects of seasonality on mosquito populations circulating in this domain. We evaluated the influence of seasonal variation
on the oviposition activity of epidemiologically important mosquito populations in an Environmental Protection Area in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mosquito eggs were collected using ovitraps for 1 year. During the sampling period, 1,086 eggs were
collected. Of these, 39 (3.6%) did not hatch, and 1,047 (96.4%) reached the adult stage. Aedes albopictus (44.8%), Ae.
terrens (6.4%), and Haemagogus leucocelaenus (48.8%) eggs and adults were identified. The changes in this community over
the seasons were also analyzed. Season influence on the collections was significant. The highest numbers of collected eggs
were collected in the summer and autumn, with Hg. leucocelaenus dominant in the summer and Ae. albopictus in the
autumn. These two seasons were more similar to each other in terms of the composition of the collected mosquito
community, forming a separate cluster from winter and spring groups. Summer, autumn, and winter presented values of
Dominance (D), Shannon Diversity (H), and Evenness (J) closer to each other than spring. Climatic factors recorded
throughout the collection period were not associated with egg abundance, except for temperature, which was positively
correlated with Ae. albopictus presence. Finally, seasonality seemed to influence the oviposition activity of the three species
recorded. Summer and autumn were the most critical seasons due to Ae. albopictus and Hg. leucocelaenus circulation. These
findings should be considered in prophylaxis and implementation of entomological control strategies in the study area.
Keywords in Portuguese
Haemagogus leucocelaenusAedes albopictus
Aedes terrens
Sazonalidade
Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
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