Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Community Mosquito Control, Town of University Park, University Park, MD, USA.
Sci Rep. 2018 Oct 25;8(1):15797. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34161-9.
The worldwide spread of invasive Aedes mosquitoes and arboviral disease, have renewed the pressure for effective and sustainable urban mosquito control. We report on the success of a model we are confident will usher in a new era of urban mosquito control. The key innovation is the mobilization of neighbors guided by scientific advisors, an approach we termed Citizen Action through Science (Citizen AcTS). This approach was tested in a NE US town of approximately 1,000 residential yards infested with the invasive Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, a major nuisance arboviral vector. We report a highly significant reduction in biting pressure that was maintained over time, and establish the thresholds needed for success. The Citizen AcTS model rejects the top-down approach consistently associated with intervention failures. Instead, it works through respectful exchanges among scientists and residents that lead to trust and individual 'buy-in' and transferring program ownership to the community.
全球侵袭性伊蚊和虫媒病毒病的传播，再次给有效和可持续的城市蚊虫控制带来压力。我们报告了一个模型的成功，我们有信心这个模型将开创城市蚊虫控制的新时代。关键的创新是在科学顾问的指导下动员邻居，我们称之为公民科学行动（Citizen AcTS）。这种方法在美国东北部一个约有 1000 个住宅院子的小镇上进行了测试，这些院子里都滋生了具有侵袭性的亚洲虎蚊，这是一种主要的滋扰虫媒病毒载体。我们报告了叮咬压力的显著降低，并且随着时间的推移保持了这种降低，同时还确定了成功所需的阈值。公民科学行动模型拒绝了一直与干预失败相关的自上而下的方法。相反，它通过科学家和居民之间的尊重交流来发挥作用，从而建立信任和个人“认同”，并将项目所有权转移给社区。
