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Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods
In the last decades, the colonization of Mediterranean Europe and of other temperate regions by Aedes albopictus created an unprecedented nuisance problem in highly infested areas and new public health threats due to the vector competence of the species. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and the In...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8445450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34529653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009698 |
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author | Caputo, Beniamino Langella, Giuliano Petrella, Valeria Virgillito, Chiara Manica, Mattia Filipponi, Federico Varone, Marianna Primo, Pasquale Puggioli, Arianna Bellini, Romeo D’Antonio, Costantino Iesu, Luca Tullo, Liliana Rizzo, Ciro Longobardi, Annalisa Sollazzo, Germano Perrotta, Maryanna Martina Fabozzi, Miriana Palmieri, Fabiana Saccone, Giuseppe Rosà, Roberto della Torre, Alessandra Salvemini, Marco |
author_facet | Caputo, Beniamino Langella, Giuliano Petrella, Valeria Virgillito, Chiara Manica, Mattia Filipponi, Federico Varone, Marianna Primo, Pasquale Puggioli, Arianna Bellini, Romeo D’Antonio, Costantino Iesu, Luca Tullo, Liliana Rizzo, Ciro Longobardi, Annalisa Sollazzo, Germano Perrotta, Maryanna Martina Fabozzi, Miriana Palmieri, Fabiana Saccone, Giuseppe Rosà, Roberto della Torre, Alessandra Salvemini, Marco |
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description | In the last decades, the colonization of Mediterranean Europe and of other temperate regions by Aedes albopictus created an unprecedented nuisance problem in highly infested areas and new public health threats due to the vector competence of the species. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) are insecticide-free mosquito-control methods, relying on mass release of irradiated/manipulated males, able to complement existing and only partially effective control tools. The validation of these approaches in the field requires appropriate experimental settings, possibly isolated to avoid mosquito immigration from other infested areas, and preliminary ecological and entomological data. We carried out a 4-year study in the island of Procida (Gulf of Naples, Italy) in strict collaboration with local administrators and citizens to estimate the temporal dynamics, spatial distribution, and population size of Ae. albopictus and the dispersal and survival of irradiated males. We applied ovitrap monitoring, geo-spatial analyses, mark-release-recapture technique, and a citizen-science approach. Results allow to predict the seasonal (from April to October, with peaks of 928–9,757 males/ha) and spatial distribution of the species, highlighting the capacity of Ae. albopictus population of Procida to colonize and maintain high frequencies in urban as well as in sylvatic inhabited environments. Irradiated males shown limited ability to disperse (mean daily distance travelled <60m) and daily survival estimates ranging between 0.80 and 0.95. Overall, the ecological characteristics of the island, the acquired knowledge on Ae. albopictus spatial and temporal distribution, the high human and Ae. albopictus densities and the positive attitude of the resident population in being active parts in innovative mosquito control projects provide the ground for evidence-based planning of the interventions and for the assessment of their effectiveness. In addition, the results highlight the value of creating synergies between research groups, local administrators, and citizens for affordable monitoring (and, in the future, control) of mosquito populations. |
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spelling | pubmed-84454502021-09-17 Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods Caputo, Beniamino Langella, Giuliano Petrella, Valeria Virgillito, Chiara Manica, Mattia Filipponi, Federico Varone, Marianna Primo, Pasquale Puggioli, Arianna Bellini, Romeo D’Antonio, Costantino Iesu, Luca Tullo, Liliana Rizzo, Ciro Longobardi, Annalisa Sollazzo, Germano Perrotta, Maryanna Martina Fabozzi, Miriana Palmieri, Fabiana Saccone, Giuseppe Rosà, Roberto della Torre, Alessandra Salvemini, Marco PLoS Negl Trop Dis Research Article In the last decades, the colonization of Mediterranean Europe and of other temperate regions by Aedes albopictus created an unprecedented nuisance problem in highly infested areas and new public health threats due to the vector competence of the species. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) are insecticide-free mosquito-control methods, relying on mass release of irradiated/manipulated males, able to complement existing and only partially effective control tools. The validation of these approaches in the field requires appropriate experimental settings, possibly isolated to avoid mosquito immigration from other infested areas, and preliminary ecological and entomological data. We carried out a 4-year study in the island of Procida (Gulf of Naples, Italy) in strict collaboration with local administrators and citizens to estimate the temporal dynamics, spatial distribution, and population size of Ae. albopictus and the dispersal and survival of irradiated males. We applied ovitrap monitoring, geo-spatial analyses, mark-release-recapture technique, and a citizen-science approach. Results allow to predict the seasonal (from April to October, with peaks of 928–9,757 males/ha) and spatial distribution of the species, highlighting the capacity of Ae. albopictus population of Procida to colonize and maintain high frequencies in urban as well as in sylvatic inhabited environments. Irradiated males shown limited ability to disperse (mean daily distance travelled <60m) and daily survival estimates ranging between 0.80 and 0.95. Overall, the ecological characteristics of the island, the acquired knowledge on Ae. albopictus spatial and temporal distribution, the high human and Ae. albopictus densities and the positive attitude of the resident population in being active parts in innovative mosquito control projects provide the ground for evidence-based planning of the interventions and for the assessment of their effectiveness. In addition, the results highlight the value of creating synergies between research groups, local administrators, and citizens for affordable monitoring (and, in the future, control) of mosquito populations. Public Library of Science 2021-09-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8445450/ /pubmed/34529653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009698 Text en © 2021 Caputo et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Caputo, Beniamino Langella, Giuliano Petrella, Valeria Virgillito, Chiara Manica, Mattia Filipponi, Federico Varone, Marianna Primo, Pasquale Puggioli, Arianna Bellini, Romeo D’Antonio, Costantino Iesu, Luca Tullo, Liliana Rizzo, Ciro Longobardi, Annalisa Sollazzo, Germano Perrotta, Maryanna Martina Fabozzi, Miriana Palmieri, Fabiana Saccone, Giuseppe Rosà, Roberto della Torre, Alessandra Salvemini, Marco Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
title | Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
title_full | Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
title_fullStr | Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
title_full_unstemmed | Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
title_short | Aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on Procida Island, a promising Mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
title_sort | aedes albopictus bionomics data collection by citizen participation on procida island, a promising mediterranean site for the assessment of innovative and community-based integrated pest management methods |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8445450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34529653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009698 |
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