title: Dispersal of adult females of Culex annulirostris in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.
abstract: The dispersal of Culex annulirostris, a major arbovirus vector in Australia, was studied in Griffith, N.S.W. using a mark-release-recapture technique. From an empirical model of dispersal, fitted to data on recaptured adults, the average distance dispersed was 6.8 km (95% c.l. 4.1-40.9 km), and 50% of the population dispersed 4.8 km or more. Maximum recorded dispersal was 8.7 km, and 2 individuals traveled more than 5 km in 1 day. The relevance of the findings to control strategy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney, N.S.W. Australia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carvan
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bryan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005416:Flavivirus; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D008136:Longevity; D009517:New South Wales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012398:Ross River virus; D014036:Togaviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission