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Medlock, J.M., Hawkes, F.M., Cheke, R.A., Gibson, G.I., Abbot, A.J., Cull, B., Gandy, S., Acott, T.G., Vaux, A.G.C., Young, S. (2023). Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018
This dataset contains a mosquito species table with counts for adults and larvae. Samples are from twelve UK wetland sites, sampled between April 2017 and September 2018. A map included in the documentation included with this data shows site locations, which include both coastal and inland wetlands, and range from Devon to Kent and from Lincolnshire to Dorset.
Samples were collected by staff from University of Greenwich and the UK Health Security Agency: collaborators in a NERC-funded project (NE/NO13379/1), part of the Valuing Nature Programme.
We found a total of 19 mosquito species:
• 10 Aedes
• 3 Anopheles
• 3 Culisseta
• 2 Culex
• 1 Coquillettidia.
Samples were collected by staff from University of Greenwich and the UK Health Security Agency: collaborators in a NERC-funded project (NE/NO13379/1), part of the Valuing Nature Programme.
We found a total of 19 mosquito species:
• 10 Aedes
• 3 Anopheles
• 3 Culisseta
• 2 Culex
• 1 Coquillettidia.
Publication date: 2023-02-22
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2017-03-01 to 2018-10-31
Provenance & quality
12 wetland sites in England were sampled, using Mosquito Magnet traps for adult mosquitos and water samples for larvae. An average of 9 samples are available for each of the twelve sites, with sampling dates ranging from April 2017 to September 2018. All mosquitos were identified down to species and counted.
Larval surveys were conducted, once each in May, July and September, across the range of different aquatic habitats found at each site. Larval samples were stored in 75% ethanol.
Two Mosquito Magnet® traps operated continuously at each site for four days nights every fortnight, from the first week of April to the third week of October. Adult traps help detect species missed in larval surveys and assess the relative abundances of adult mosquitos. The traps attract mosquitoes by mimicking host animals. Burning propane provides carbon dioxide and heat, and an octenol bait, found in cattle odour, acts as an attractant.
Adults and larvae were identified according to published keys, with secondary verification within the team.
Attempts were made to sample across a range of habitats at each site. However landscapes varied, and strict comparability between sited cannot be guaranteed.
The data were gathered to help calibrate a prediction tool for people managing wetland sites.
Larval surveys were conducted, once each in May, July and September, across the range of different aquatic habitats found at each site. Larval samples were stored in 75% ethanol.
Two Mosquito Magnet® traps operated continuously at each site for four days nights every fortnight, from the first week of April to the third week of October. Adult traps help detect species missed in larval surveys and assess the relative abundances of adult mosquitos. The traps attract mosquitoes by mimicking host animals. Burning propane provides carbon dioxide and heat, and an octenol bait, found in cattle odour, acts as an attractant.
Adults and larvae were identified according to published keys, with secondary verification within the team.
Attempts were made to sample across a range of habitats at each site. However landscapes varied, and strict comparability between sited cannot be guaranteed.
The data were gathered to help calibrate a prediction tool for people managing wetland sites.
Correspondence/contact details
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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Natural Resources Institute
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk