Mosquitoes and the city: effects of urbanization on Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens captures in southern Spain

Urbanization and land-use changes profoundly affect mosquito ecology, potentially altering species' abundance, seasonal dynamics, and pathogen transmission risk. The invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus has rapidly expanded from Southeast Asia to temperate regions worldwide, including Europe, whe...

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Autores: Garrido, Mario, Parra, Paula, Veiga, Jesús, Garrigós, Marta, Panisse, Guillermo, Martínez de la Puente, Josué
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/405563
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/405563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vector-borne diseases
Asian tiger mosquito
Filarial nematodes
Invasive species
Mosquito surveillance
Seasonal abundance
Urbanization
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Sumario:Urbanization and land-use changes profoundly affect mosquito ecology, potentially altering species' abundance, seasonal dynamics, and pathogen transmission risk. The invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus has rapidly expanded from Southeast Asia to temperate regions worldwide, including Europe, where it now coexists with native species such as Culex pipiens. Both are competent vectors of zoonotic pathogens and may respond differently to urban environmental gradients.