A survey of the mosquito species in MAXCANU, YUCATAN, MEXICO
- Roger Cauich-Kumul,
- Juana María Coronado-Blanco,
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- Maira Seguracampos,
- Edgar Koyoc-Cardeña,
- Juan Navarrete-Carballo
- Universidad Tecnológica del Poniente,
- Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas,
- ,
- ,
- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan,
- Secretaría de Salud
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Publication Information
Tipo di output
Lingua originale
EnglishPagine da-a (Numero di pagine)
Pagine 128-130 (3 pagine)Rivista (volume, numero edizione)
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (Volume 34, Edizione 2)Attività cardine della pubblicazione
- Published - 01/06/2018
Stato pubblicazione
ISSN
8756-971XPublication IDs
- Scopus: 85058537606
- PubMed: 31442149
Abstract
A survey was carried out to identify the mosquitoes inhabiting human premises in the rural locality of Maxcanú, Yucatán, Mexico. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backpack aspirators, simple random sampling was carried out inside of 101 homes during the November 2013 rainy season. A total of 1,492 specimens were collected. Three subfamilies (Anophelinae, Culicinae, and Toxorhynchitinae) and 5 species were identified: Anopheles albimanus, Aedes aegypti, Culex interrogator, Limatus durhamii, and Toxorhynchites theobaldi. The most abundant species was Cx. interrogator (74%) followed by Ae. aegypti (25%). The Chao 1 and Bootstrap species richness estimator indicated that it was possible to collect 90% of the expected species. This is the 1st time that the presence of An. albimanus, Cx. interrogator, Li. durhamii, and Tx. theobaldi has been recorded in Maxcanú.