Influence of climatic variables on the Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus populations in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2020 Mar 16:53:e20190185. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0185-2019. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus are vector species responsible for the transmission of important arboviruses.

Methods: Adult mosquitoes were collected in the urban areas of four municipalities in Mato Grosso within 1 year.

Results: A total of 19,110 mosquitoes were collected. Among them, 16,578 (86,8%) were C. quinquefasciatus (44% female and 56% male); 2,483 (13%), A. (Stegomyia) aegypti (54% female and 46% male); and 49 (0,30%), from the genus Psorophora, Anopheles, Coquilettidia, and Sabethes. A significant correlation was observed between the number of mosquitoes from all species and dew point (female mosquitoes, p = 0.001; male mosquitoes, p = 0.001).

Conclusions: The results of this study may be used as environmental indicators of mosquito populations.

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Climate*
  • Culex / physiology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mosquito Vectors / physiology*
  • Urban Population