Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar
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Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar. / Jansson, Samuel; Malmqvist, Elin; Mlacha, Yeromin; Ignell, Rickard; Okumu, Fredros; Killeen, Gerry; Kirkeby, Carsten; Brydegaard, Mikkel.
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T1 - Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar
AU - Jansson, Samuel
AU - Malmqvist, Elin
AU - Mlacha, Yeromin
AU - Ignell, Rickard
AU - Okumu, Fredros
AU - Killeen, Gerry
AU - Kirkeby, Carsten
AU - Brydegaard, Mikkel
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Lack of tools for detailed, real-time observation of mosquito behavior with high spatio-temporal resolution limits progress towards improved malaria vector control. We deployed a high-resolution entomological lidar to monitor a half-kilometer static transect positioned over rice fields outside a Tanzanian village. A quarter of a million in situ insect observations were classified, and several insect taxa were identified based on their modulation signatures. We observed distinct range distributions of male and female mosquitoes in relation to the village periphery, and spatio-temporal behavioral features, such as swarming. Furthermore, we observed that the spatial distributions of males and females change independently of each other during the day, and were able to estimate the daily dispersal of mosquitoes towards and away from the village. The findings of this study demonstrate how lidar-based monitoring could dramatically improve our understanding of malaria vector ecology and control options.
AB - Lack of tools for detailed, real-time observation of mosquito behavior with high spatio-temporal resolution limits progress towards improved malaria vector control. We deployed a high-resolution entomological lidar to monitor a half-kilometer static transect positioned over rice fields outside a Tanzanian village. A quarter of a million in situ insect observations were classified, and several insect taxa were identified based on their modulation signatures. We observed distinct range distributions of male and female mosquitoes in relation to the village periphery, and spatio-temporal behavioral features, such as swarming. Furthermore, we observed that the spatial distributions of males and females change independently of each other during the day, and were able to estimate the daily dispersal of mosquitoes towards and away from the village. The findings of this study demonstrate how lidar-based monitoring could dramatically improve our understanding of malaria vector ecology and control options.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0247803
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0247803
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33662005
AN - SCOPUS:85102497839
VL - 16
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 3 March
M1 - e0247803
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