Open AccessSurveillance of Mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Kyiv, Ukraine Between 2013 and 2017
Author(s) -
Tata Romanenko,
Natalyia Hunchenko,
Tetiana Kharkhun,
Lyudmila Kardupel,
Larysa Honcharenko,
Stephen Higgs
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vector borne and zoonotic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.839
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1557-7759
pISSN - 1530-3667
DOI - 10.1089/vbz.2020.2666
Subject(s) - mansonia , culex , anopheles , aedes , aedes vexans , biology , vector (molecular biology) , nuisance , mosquito control , abundance (ecology) , relative species abundance , veterinary medicine , ecology , larva , malaria , medicine , biochemistry , gene , immunology , recombinant dna
For effective control of vector-borne diseases and control of nuisance-biting insects, it is important to know which species are present and their relative abundance. In this study, we report data from a State-supported mosquito surveillance program in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital city. The surveillance identified 29 different species: 24 Culicines and 5 Anopheline species. Culicine mosquitoes included 17 in the genus Aedes , 3 Culex , 3 Culiseta , and 1 Mansonia species. The relative abundance of each genera was consistent in years 2014, 2015, and 2016; namely Aedes > Culex > Anopheles . In 2017, Aedes and Culex mosquitoes were approximately the same, predominating over Anopheles . A declining trend in the numbers of mosquitoes collected from 2013 to 2017 has not only several potential explanations, including increased urbanization and more effective control, but also may reflect changes in surveillance efforts.