Dekramanjian, BerjBartumeus, FredericKampen, HelgePalmer, John R. B.Werner, DoreenPernat, Nadja2024-04-082024-04-082023Dekramanjian B, Bartumeus F, Kampen H, Palmer JRB, Werner D, Pernat N. Demographic and motivational differences between participants in analog and digital citizen science projects for monitoring mosquitoes. Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 31;13(1):12384. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38656-y2045-2322http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59680Worldwide, citizen scientists help to map the distribution of native and introduced mosquito species in a variety of programs, contributing to environmental research and management decisions. Participant background, behavior, and engagement may vary depending on the project design, especially between those using digital apps and those using physical samples, which in turn may impact the quality and representativeness of the data collected. During the analysis of the responses to a survey directed at citizen scientists participating in a digital and an analog program, we found significant differences in the respondents’ demographic backgrounds. Diverse participant motivations and varying sentiments towards mosquitoes were observed, indicating differing susceptibility in response to the program messages. The results can be translated into recommendations to further strengthen the appeal of citizen science projects and to promote and sustain public engagement in environmental research.application/pdfengThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.MosquitsCanvis climàticsSalut públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38656-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess