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1 November 2012 Seasonal Weather, Nutrients, and Conspecific Presence Impacts on the Southern House Mosquito Oviposition Dynamics in Combined Sewage Overflows
An T. Nguyen, Amanda J. Williams—Newkirk, Uriel D. Kitron, Luis F. Chaves
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Abstract

Combined sewage overflows have created favorable conditions for the establishment of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae), larvae in natural creeks that would otherwise be unsuitable for the development of this mosquito species. Here, we show the results from a seminatural experiment carried over the three seasons of mosquito activity (spring, summer, and fall) in Tanyard Creek, Atlanta, GA. In this study we manipulated the amount of nutrients by further enriching combined sewage overflow water, and tracked weather variables, organic nutrient concentration, exposure time to conspecifics, and the number of egg rafts collected in experimental containers. We found season and nutrient enrichment to be the most important variables explaining the differences in egg rafts counts. Further analyses suggest that temperature may also play a role in seasonal oviposition patterns. The results from this study suggest that nutrient enrichment and adequate temperatures are important factors shaping Cx. quinquefasciatus oviposition seasonality in combined sewage overflows.

© 2012 Entomological Society of America
An T. Nguyen, Amanda J. Williams—Newkirk, Uriel D. Kitron, and Luis F. Chaves "Seasonal Weather, Nutrients, and Conspecific Presence Impacts on the Southern House Mosquito Oviposition Dynamics in Combined Sewage Overflows," Journal of Medical Entomology 49(6), 1328-1338, (1 November 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12090
Received: 17 April 2012; Accepted: 15 August 2012; Published: 1 November 2012
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KEYWORDS
Atlanta
combined sewage overflow
Culex quinquefasciatus
habitat selection
linear mixed effects model
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