Frequency of Aedes sp. Linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Associated Entomofauna in Bromeliads from a Forest Patch within a densely Urbanized Area.
Little is known about the relationship between the presence of Aedes, abiotic factors and the entomofauna existing in phytotelmatas. The aim of this study was to identify biotic and abiotic factors associated with the presence of Aedes in bromeliads sites located in a forest fragment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the study area, eight bromeliads from the Aechmea genus were chosen and kept in landscape form. Physical and chemical variables were measured. Collected aquatic insects were identified according to the literature. A total of 3102 immature insects were collected. The presence of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (2.29%) was rare. Few specimens were found concentrated in urban-adjacent areas during summer. On the other hand, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (17.57%) was found throughout the year in 0%-80% of the sites, averaging 1.0 mosq/bromelia. Aedes albopictus was found predominantly in central sites of the forest fragment. The Canonical Correspondence Analysis indicates that most taxa had a moderate association with temperature, dissolved oxygen, and pH. The abiotic variables, such as temperature and dissolved oxygen, affect the distribution of the genus Aedes vectors, while most of the other variables did not.
Lab de Entomologia, Depto de Zoologia, Inst. de Biologia, Univ Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CCS, Bloco A, sala A1-107, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. tatidocile@gmail.com.|Núcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores (Nosmove)- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. tatidocile@gmail.com.|Programa de Computação Científica-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. tatidocile@gmail.com.|Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia da Univ Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. tatidocile@gmail.com.|Lab de Biotecnologia Ambiental, Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste (UEZO), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. tatidocile@gmail.com.
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Lab de Biotecnologia Ambiental, Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste (UEZO), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.|Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda (UniFOA), Volta Redonda, Brasil.|Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental do Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste (UEZO), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Núcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores (Nosmove)- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.|Lab de Transmissores de Hematozoários-IOC/ Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Lab de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental -IOC/ Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Núcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores (Nosmove)- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Lab de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental -IOC/ Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Núcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores (Nosmove)- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.|Programa de Computação Científica-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D031231:Bromelia / Q000469:parasitology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D017753:Ecosystem; D065928:Forests; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D014507:Urbanization
Abiotic variables; Forest fragment; Macroinvertebrates; Mosquitoes; Urban area