Publications by authors named "Beeuwkes J"
From 2010 onwards, a nationwide mosquito monitoring scheme has been conducted in The Netherlands with the aim of gaining crucial information about mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species composition, geographical distributions, biodiversity, and habitat preferences. The results of this study are based on 778 randomly sampled mosquito locations. These are divided into three main habitat types: urban, rural-agricultural, and natural areas.
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- Female mosquitoes, specifically Anopheles gambiae, rely on human odor and heat to navigate towards their blood hosts, exhibiting unique flight behaviors under different stimuli conditions.* -
- In experiments, wind alone resulted in straight flight paths, while human odor caused more complex and longer flight patterns; combining odor with heat intensified these effects, leading to higher flight speeds and increased landings.* -
- Understanding these flight behaviors can enhance mosquito trapping systems by optimizing odor release locations and incorporating heat sources to improve effectiveness in capturing malaria-carrying mosquitoes.*
During summer 2010, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were discovered in the Netherlands. Using genetic markers, we tracked the origin of these mosquitoes to a tire shipment from Miami, Florida, USA. Surveillance of tire exports from the United States should be included as part of a comprehensive surveillance system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn July 2010, during routine mosquito surveillance inspections at companies that import used tires, three invasive species were found at five locations in the Netherlands: the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), the Asian tiger mosquito (Ae. albopictus), and the American rock-pool mosquito (Ae. atropalpus).
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