Mosquito Fauna in Home Environments of Tabasco, Mexico

Torres-Chablé, Oswaldo M.; Baak-Baak, Carlos M.; Cigarroa-Toledo, Nohemí; Zaragoza-Vera, Claudia Virginia; Arjona-Jimenez, Guadalupe; Moreno-Perez, Lluvia G.; Machaín-Williams, Carlos; Garcia-Rejon, Julián E.

doi:10.3958/059.042.0416

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“…Consequently, we do not have comprehensive evidence of seasonal changes in population densities and species diversity. However, the presence of 14 species previously reported as possible carriers of parasites and viruses (Torres-Chable et al 2017;Ortega-Morales et al 2019) and the species' abundances provide information regarding the transmission risk for the city during the rainy season. The larvae collected in the present study did not represent the entire diversity of species found in the region.…”

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Study of mosquito (Culicidae) larvae and characterisation of water bodies in urban and periurban areas

Rodriguez-Martinez

Correa-Morales²,

González-Acosta³

et al. 2023

Can Entomol

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Urbanisation has modified the distribution and community composition of mosquito species (Culicidae). Habitat disturbance may increase the risk of loss of species diversity and the occurrence of vector-borne diseases. Studies on the presence of larvae and the eco-physicochemical characteristics of water bodies near urban areas provide information on the risk of these diseases. In this study, the presence of larvae in different types of urban and periurban water bodies in Villahermosa City, Tabasco, Mexico was analysed. The eco-physicochemical characteristics of each collecting site were measured. A total of 67 528 larvae were collected, 1366 were identified to species, and 15 species were observed. Although Culex spp. were the most dominant species, Anopheles albimanus was the only species present in all habitats. Despite the large variability in the parameters measured (especially in physicochemical parameters; e.g., pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids), differences were observed among the breeding sites. Weak correlations were found between eco-physicochemical parameters and species presence. Predators may have a major role in determining community processes in the region. Habitat disturbance may be responsible for eco-physicochemical variations altering mosquito community composition, resulting in the loss of endemic mosquito species and increasing the risk of vector-borne diseases in Villahermosa.

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Study of mosquito (Culicidae) larvae and characterisation of water bodies in urban and periurban areas

Rodriguez-Martinez

Correa-Morales²,

González-Acosta³

et al. 2023

Can Entomol

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“…spiniger can occur at any age and showed an ability to prosper both in the rainy and dry seasons [16][17][18][19][20] . A higher prevalence is seen in short-haired dogs, this would help the attachment to the epidermis 17) .…”

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Treatment of a biting louse infestation caused by <i>Heterodoxus spiniger</i> with sarolaner in one dog

Barriga

Defalque²,

Rodriguez³

et al. 2022

Jpn J Vet Dermatol

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A 1-year-old male dog was diagnosed with a biting louse infestation caused by Heterodoxus spiniger and was treated successfully with a single 2.5 mg/kg body weight oral dose of sarolaner. After treatment, there was a rapid improvement of the skin lesions and pruritus. The dermatological examination was within normal limits and lice were absent on day 28. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first published report of the use of an isoxazoline to treat a biting louse infestation caused by H. spiniger in a dog.

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“…geometrica Theobald; Heinemann and Belkin (): Cx. conservator Dyar and Knab; Torres‐Chable et al (): An. quadrimaculatus s.l .…”

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“…Mexico is divided into 32 political states, only six of which have been systematically studied with updated lists for species of Culicidae: Tlaxcala with 26 species, Quintana Roo with 81 species, Veracruz with 139 species, Tamaulipas with 82 species, Hidalgo with 57 species, and Nuevo Leon with 65 species (Muñoz-Cabrera et al 2006, Ortega-Morales et al 2018a, Ortega-Morales et al 2015, Ortega-Morales et al 2018b, Ortega-Morales et al 2019. One-hundred mosquito species had been reported in Tabasco (Martini 1935, Martínez-Palacios 1952, Vargas and Martínez-Palacios 1956, Vargas 1956, Díaz-Nájera and Vargas 1973, Heinemann and Belkin 1977, Zavortink 1979, Méndez-López et al 2016, Torres-Chable et al 2017, and Ortega-Morales et al 2018c). However, most records belonged to collections performed in urban and/or suburban regions with scarce or neglected collections from sylvatic regions and conserved tropical forest regions of Tabasco.…”

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The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Tabasco, Mexico

Ortega‐Morales¹,

Méndez-López²,

Garza-Hernández

et al. 2019

Journal of Vector Ecology

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To document and update the mosquito species of Tabasco, Mexico, field collection trips were conducted in the two physiographic regions of Tabasco: the coastal plain of the southern gulf and the mountains of Chiapas and Guatemala. Mosquitoes were collected as immature and adult stages during the dry and rainy seasons from 2014 through 2015. Additionally, the Reference Collection of Arthropods of Medical Importance (CAIM‐InDRE) containing mosquitoes of Tabasco was re‐examined. In total, 4,913 specimens were collected and examined, which are divided into seven tribes, 18 genera, 27 subgenera, and 104 species. Of these, one genus (Shannoniana Lane and Cerqueira), two subgenera (Georgecraigius Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, and Carrollia Lutz), and 21 species are new records for the mosquito fauna of Tabasco. Culex metempsytus Dyar is a new record for Mexico and Wyeomyia jocosa (Dyar and Knab) is removed from the Mexican mosquito fauna. Seventeen species historically reported were not found in the field collections conducted here. Taxonomic notes, new distribution limits, and comments about the medical importance of species of mosquitoes of Tabasco are discussed. Tabasco is the second state in Mexico with the largest mosquito richness (104 species), followed by Veracruz with 139 species.

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Mosquito Fauna in Home Environments of Tabasco, Mexico

Cited by 12 publications

References 35 publications

Study of mosquito (Culicidae) larvae and characterisation of water bodies in urban and periurban areas

Study of mosquito (Culicidae) larvae and characterisation of water bodies in urban and periurban areas

Treatment of a biting louse infestation caused by <i>Heterodoxus spiniger</i> with sarolaner in one dog

The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Tabasco, Mexico

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