Abstract
The diversity and seasonal abundance of mosquito communities in metropolitan Adelaide were studied from 1998 to 2000. Dry-ice baited miniature light traps set at 10 sites captured adults of 16 mosquito species, while the larvae of nine species were collected from water bodies. Despite spatial and temporal heterogeneity both within and amongst sampling sites, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Ochlerotatus notoscriptus (Skuse) were the most common species, comprising 46.9% and 27.8% respectively of the entire catch. These two species utilise man-made water bodies for larval habitat. Only Cx. quinquefasciatus, Oc. notoscriptus and Oc. vigilax (Skuse) occurred in sufficient numbers to warrant population control measures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-121 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published or Issued - 30 Nov 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adelaide
- Culex quinquefasciatus
- Mosquitoes
- Ochlerotatus notoscriptus
- Seasonal abundance
- South Australia
- Urban
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anthropology
- General Environmental Science
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Palaeontology