The Arbovirus Laboratories, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, 5668 State Farm Road Slingerlands, NY 12159, USA.
J Med Entomol. 2012 Jan;49(1):35-42. doi: 10.1603/me11077.
A mark-recapture project examined dispersal and flight distances of Culex mosquitoes from a wastewater treatment plant in Albany, NY, during 2007 and 2008. A self-marking device was constructed to mark egressing mosquitoes with fluorescent marking powder. Mosquitoes were recaptured using 30 CDC miniature light traps located within a 2.0 km radius of the marking site. A total of 13 and 10 marked Culex mosquitoes were recaptured in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Culex mosquitoes traveled a minimum of 0.16 km, a maximum of 1.98 km and, following correction for decreasing trap density with distance, had a mean distance traveled of 1.33 km. Characterizing the dispersal patterns of these mosquitoes is important for understanding the distribution of West Nile virus and other pathogens.
一项标志重捕项目研究了 2007 年和 2008 年期间纽约州奥尔巴尼市一家废水处理厂的库蚊的扩散和飞行距离。设计了一种自标记装置，用荧光标记粉标记飞出的蚊子。利用位于标记地点 2.0 公里半径范围内的 30 个 CDC 微型诱蚊灯来捕获蚊子。在 2007 年和 2008 年分别捕获了 13 只和 10 只标记的库蚊。库蚊的飞行距离最短为 0.16 公里，最长为 1.98 公里，经距离校正后的诱蚊灯密度降低后，平均飞行距离为 1.33 公里。这些蚊子的扩散模式对于了解西尼罗河病毒和其他病原体的分布非常重要。
