Online Crowdsourced Data from iNaturalist Can Assist Monitoring of Invasive Mosquitoes

Insects, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 128 - 128

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Invasive mosquitoes continue to spread, increasing the threat of mosquito-borne disease. Ongoing mosquito surveillance is necessary track introduction and establishment these species in new areas implement appropriate public health vector control measures. Contributions from citizen science initiatives have been an important component detecting, controlling, raising awareness invasive mosquitoes. The open-access biodiversity platform iNaturalist extensive source human observations wildlife, including arthropod vectors, can be a useful supplementary tool for passive surveillance. In this study, utility data support was assessed by examining distribution seasonal on four Aedes (IAS) Europe neighbouring countries. Almost 16,000 were examined across 62 countries; 13% identified as IAS, with further 2% considered probable IAS. These included 16 aegypti, 1582 albopictus, 373 japonicus, 58 koreicus. IAS present most known establishment, but potential regions spread also identified. results use low-cost assist existing

Language: Английский

Automated near real-time monitoring in ecology: Status quo and ways forward

Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 89, P. 103157 - 103157

Published: April 18, 2025

Language: Английский

Ligustrum L. (Oleaceae) in South Africa: Introduction history and invasion ecology

South African Journal of Botany, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 182, P. 185 - 200

Published: May 13, 2025

Language: Английский