Leal Andrea L, Hribar Lawrence J
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, 5224 College Road, Key West, FL 33040, USA.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2010 Jun;26(2):141-7. doi: 10.2987/09-5927.1.
Dry ice-baited light traps, counts of mosquitoes biting and landing on technicians, and larval surveillance were used to determine mosquito species abundance on Annette Key, Little Knockem-down Key, Little Pine Key, Raccoon Key, and the Water Keys, all of which are located offshore, within the National Key Deer Refuge and Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge in Monroe County, FL. Due to the close proximity of these wilderness islands to the inhabited islands of the Florida Keys, it is important to understand the abundance and composition of the mosquitoes and the effects they may have on populations on inhabited islands. Thirty different species were collected during 2004-2008. Aedes taeniorhynchus, the black salt-marsh mosquito, was the most abundant mosquito species collected at all locations. Other mosquitoes collected in large numbers at all locations were Anopheles atropos, Culex bahamensis, Cx. nigripalpus, and Deinocerites cancer. Because these wilderness islands are difficult to traverse due to vegetative growth, the placement of mosquito traps close to the perimeter of the islands may influence assessment of the abundance and diversity of mosquito species collected on each island.
使用干冰诱捕灯、统计叮咬并落在技术人员身上的蚊子数量以及进行幼虫监测，来确定安妮特礁、小诺克德唐礁、小派恩礁、浣熊礁和沃特礁上蚊子的种类丰度，所有这些岛屿都位于佛罗里达州门罗县国家关键鹿类保护区和大白鹭国家野生动物保护区内的近海区域。由于这些荒岛上的岛屿与佛罗里达群岛有人居住的岛屿距离很近，了解蚊子的丰度和组成以及它们可能对有人居住岛屿上的种群产生的影响非常重要。2004年至2008年期间共收集到30种不同的蚊子。黑盐沼蚊埃及伊蚊是在所有地点收集到的数量最多的蚊子种类。在所有地点大量收集到的其他蚊子有嗜人按蚊、巴哈库蚊、黑须库蚊和巨蚊。由于这些荒岛因植被生长而难以穿越，将诱蚊器放置在靠近岛屿周边的位置可能会影响对每个岛屿上收集到的蚊子种类的丰度和多样性的评估。
