Sample name: Puerto Barrios (mosquitoes)

Reference: M. E. Morales-Betoulle, N. Komar, N. A. Panella, D. Alvarez, M. R. López, J.-L. Betoulle, S. M. Sosa, M. L. Müller, A. M. Kilpatrick, R. S. Lanciotti, B. W. Johnson, A. M. Power, and C. Cordón-Rosales. 2013. West Nile virus ecology in a tropical ecosystem in Guatemala. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 88(1):116-126 [ER 2237]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: combined

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 26.9

MAP: 2888.0

Habitat comments: "within a subtropical wet forest life zone. Climatic conditions are generally hot and humid without a well-defined dry season" and sample points were in rural and urban areas; "Urban sites were defined as having 3 30% of road and human dwelling habitats. Rural habitats in the study area included predominantly riparian forest, pasture, and cropland"
MAP stated in text is 3500 mm
climate data are for Puerto Barrios and are from Graham (1998, American Journal of Botany)

Life forms: mosquitoes

Sites: 10

Sampling methods: no design,baited,light traps

Sample size: 117613 individuals

Years: 2006 - 2009

Days: 36

Nets or traps: 10

Net or trap nights: 360

Sampling comments: "Ecological studies were conducted between March 2006 and March 2009... Ten 1-km2 blocks were randomly selected and a sampling site was selected within each of these blocks... Mosquito population densities were estimated from collections of adult mosquitoes in one CO2-baited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light trap... and one gravid trap placed for 1 night per month in each of the 10 sampling sites" (i.e., over 36 or possibly 37 nights)

Sample number: 2283

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2016-10-16 19:01:58

Modified: 2020-01-14 05:34:26