| Author(s) |
Warchot, Allan
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| Publication Date |
2015-07
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| Abstract |
Medical Entomology received a mosquito enquiry from Wagait Shire Council on the
9th of January 2015. The complaint was received around the time of high salt marsh
mosquito (Aedes vigilax) numbers in the Darwin Northern Suburbs, and when other
areas of the Top End coastline were most likely also experiencing similar mosquito
problems. Aedes vigilax has a very long flight range, and thus during major early wet
season rainfall events, much of the NT coastline is likely to experience seasonal
problems. However, in light of a lack of recent mosquito data from Wagait Beach, a
mosquito investigation was carried out on the 14th-15th of January 2015, to determine
which mosquito species was the causing the problem, the levels of mosquitoes
compared to the most affected suburbs in Darwin, and the likely sources of the
problem mosquitoes.
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| Link | |
| Publisher |
Medical Entomology, DoH
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| Subject |
Australia
Insects
Mosquitoes
Northern Territory
Rural
Disease vectors
Mector control
Surveys
Engineering
Arboviruses
Ross River virus infections
Malaria
Encephalitis
Public health
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| Title |
Mosquito investigation Wagait Beach 14th to 15th January 2015
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| Type of document |
Technical Report
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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| Name | Size | format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito investigation Wagait Beach January 2015.pdf | 1253.305 KB | application/pdf | View document | |