Direct evidence of adult aedes albopictus dispersal by Car

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• dc.contributor.author Eritja, Roger
• dc.contributor.author Palmer, John R. B.
• dc.contributor.author Roiz, David
• dc.contributor.author Sanpera-Calbet, Isis
• dc.contributor.author Bartumeus, Frederic
• dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-15T10:49:56Z
• dc.date.available 2022-11-15T10:49:56Z
• dc.date.issued 2017
• dc.description Includes supplementary materials for the online appendix.
• dc.description.abstract Whereas the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) has low active dispersal capabilities, its worldwide colonization has been rapid. Indirect evidence and informal reports have long implicated passive transportation in cars, but this has not previously been studied systematically given the difficulties of real-time roadside surveys. Here we report the first sampling study confirming that adult tiger mosquitoes travel with humans in cars and enabling us to estimate the frequency of these events. We combine the results with citizen science data to model the car-facilitated dispersal of Aedes albopictus at a nationwide level. During the summer of 2015, we sampled 770 cars in north-eastern Spain, discovering 4 adult female tiger mosquitoes that had entered cars prior to sampling. Our Bayesian model suggests that of the 6.5 million daily car trips in the Barcelona metropolitan area, between 13,000 and 71,500 facilitate tiger mosquito movement, and that Barcelona is the largest source of inter-province tiger mosquito transfers in Spain. Our results are supported by expert-validated citizen science data, and will contribute to better understanding the tiger mosquito’s invasion process and ultimately lead to more effective vector control strategies.
• dc.description.sponsorship We are indebted to the Catalan Police Department for their contribution under the leadership of Mr. Albert Batlle. The daily support of all road policemen of the Àrea Metropolitana Sud under the direction of Marc Patxot and Josep Sánchez was essential. Technical stations under the management of ApPlus + collaborated to the study, for which we are grateful to their local managers and to Victor Salvachúa. Our gratitude also goes to all drivers who agreed to collaborate with this study by allowing us to sample their cars, and to the entire Mosquito Alert community. We are grateful to Moisès Canals for sampling so many cars, and to Josefa Doblado for her trust in lending us her vehicle for the preliminary test. This study has been supported by grant CGL-2013-34139-R (MINECO, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Plan Estatal I + D + i, 2013). The research associated to Mosquito Alert is supported by the “la Caixa” Banking Foundation. Mosquito Alert has previously received funding from the Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología-Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, the program RecerCaixa-2013, and the company Lokimica S.A. J.P. is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 657956.
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• dc.identifier.citation Eritja R, Palmer JRB, Roiz D, Sanpera-Calbet I, Bartumeus F. Direct evidence of adult aedes albopictus dispersal by Car. Sci Rep. 2017;7:14399. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12652-5
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12652-5
• dc.identifier.issn 2045-2322
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54859
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Nature Research
• dc.relation.ispartof Scientific Reports. 2017;7:14399
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• dc.subject.other Malalties transmissibles
• dc.subject.other Mosquit tigre
• dc.subject.other Mosquits
• dc.subject.other Mosquits -- Control
• dc.title Direct evidence of adult aedes albopictus dispersal by Car
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