Supplementary material from "Local extinction of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) following rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll"
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The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, appears to have been extirpated from Palmyra Atoll following rat eradication. Anecdotal biting reports, collection records, and regular captures in black-light traps show the species was present before rat eradication. Since then, there have been no biting reports and no captures over two years of extensive trapping (black-light and scent traps). By contrast, the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, was abundant before and after rat eradication. We hypothesize that mammals were a substantial and preferred blood meal for Aedes, whereas Culex feeds mostly on seabirds. Therefore, after rat eradication, humans and seabirds alone could not support positive population growth or maintenance for Aedes. This seems to be the first documented accidental secondary extinction of a mosquito. Furthermore, it suggests that preferred host abundance can limit mosquito populations, opening new directions for controlling important disease vectors that depend on introduced species like rats.
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D. Lafferty, Kevin; McLaughlin, John P.; Gruner, Daniel S.; Bogar, Taylor A.; Bui, An; Childress, Jasmine N.; et al. (2018). Supplementary material from "Local extinction of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) following rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll". The Royal Society. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4007599.v1
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AUTHORS (16)
KD
Kevin D. Lafferty
JM
John P. McLaughlin
DG
Daniel S. Gruner
TB
Taylor A. Bogar
AB
An Bui
JC
Jasmine N. Childress
ME
Magaly Espinoza
EF
Elizabeth S. Forbes
CJ
Cora A. Johnston
MK
Maggie Klope
AM
Ana Miller-ter Kuile
ML
Michelle Lee
KP
Katherine A. Plummer
DW
David A. Weber
RY
Ronald T. Young
HS
Hillary S. Young