For decades the German Mosquito Control Association (KABS) has conducted mosquito surveillance as part of a comprehensive mosquito control programme. During the summer of 2011 hundreds of dead birds, especially blackbirds (Turdus merula), were found infected with the tropical Usutu occurred to investigate whether nulliparous mosquitoes carry the virus. More than 6.000 breeding sites were invest...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an efficient vector for the transmission of Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viruses, causing major epidemics and a significant social and economic burden throughout the tropics and subtropics. The primary means of preventing these diseases is household-level mosquito control. However, relatively little is known about the economic burden of Ae. aegypti control in reso...

We present an application of optimal control theory to Dengue epidemics. This epidemiologic disease is an important theme in tropical countries due to the growing number of infected individuals. The dynamic model is described by a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, that depend on the dynamic of the Dengue mosquito, the number of infected individuals, and the people’s motivation t...

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District deploys dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations throughout the Keys. Cross Key is an island directly north of Largo and via bridges it serves as a link between mainland Florida. This paper describes data set compiled from trap collections on Key, Florida, September 23, 2002 March 1, 2016.

Through association with cases of microcephaly in 2015, Zika virus (ZIKV) has transitioned from a relatively unknown mosquito-transmitted pathogen to a global health emergency, emphasizing the need to improve existing mosquito control programs to prevent future disease outbreaks. The response to Zika must involve a paradigm shift from traditional to novel methods of mosquito control, and accord...

Keywords: sterile insect technology, compartmental modeling, mosquito control Anopheles mosquito is a vector responsible for the transmission of diseases like Malaria which affect many people. Hence its control is a major prevention strategy. Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) is a nonpolluting method of insect control that relies on the release of sterile males. Mating of the released sterile mal...

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District utilises dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations on Key Largo, Florida. This paper describes the methodology of trapping, habitat description and dataset adult from 18 years weekly monitoring a single site Monroe County, Florida, USA. details previously unreported derived trap collections made at designated as “Gun Club Road.”