Data associated with: Aedes albopictus Body Size Differs Across Neighborhoods With Varying Infrastructural Abandonment

These are the data files associated with Katz, G., Leisnham, P. T., & LaDeau, S. L. (2019). Aedes albopictus body size differs across neighborhoods with varying infrastructural abandonment. Journal of Medical Entomology, tjz170. AbstractMosquitoes pose an increasing risk in urban landscapes, where spatial heterogeneity in juvenile habitat can influence fine-scale differences in mosquito density and biting activity. We examine how differences in juvenile mosquito habitat along a spectrum of urban infrastructure abandonment can influence the adult body size of the invasive tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae). Adult Ae. albopictus were collected across 3 yr (2015-2017) from residential blocks in Baltimore, MD, that varied in abandonment level, defined by the proportion of houses with boarded-up doors. We show that female Ae. albopictus collected from sites with higher abandonment were significantly larger than those collected from higher income, low abandonment blocks. Heterogeneity in mosquito body size, including wing length, has been shown to reflect differences in important traits, including longevity and vector competence. The present work demonstrates that heterogeneity in female size may reflect juvenile habitat variability across the spatial scales most relevant to adult Aedes dispersal and human exposure risk in urban landscapes. Previous work has shown that failure to manage abandonment and waste issues in impoverished neighborhoods supports greater mosquito production, and this study suggests that mosquitoes in these same neighborhoods could live longer, produce more eggs, and have different vector potential.The metadata file contains metadata, methods, and data use policy.

本数据集关联于Katz, G., Leisnham, P. T., & LaDeau, S. L. (2019)发表的论文《Aedes albopictus body size differs across neighborhoods with varying infrastructural abandonment》。该研究探讨城市景观中不同基础设施废弃程度对侵袭性白纹伊蚊（Aedes albopictus，Skuse，双翅目：蚊科）成虫体型的影响，并分析了幼蚊栖息地空间异质性如何影响蚊虫密度和吸血活动。研究者在2015至2017年间，对巴尔的摩市不同废弃程度的住宅区进行了3年的实地收集，废弃程度以封闭门的房屋比例定义。结果表明，从废弃程度较高的地区收集到的白纹伊蚊雌蚊体型显著大于从收入较高、废弃程度较低的区块收集到的雌蚊。蚊虫体型异质性，包括翼长，已被证明反映了诸如寿命和媒介能力等重要性状的差异。本研究表明，雌蚊体型异质性可能反映了与成蚊空间扩散和城市景观中人类暴露风险最相关的尺度上的幼蚊栖息地变异性。先前研究表明，贫困社区未能有效管理废弃和废物问题会导致蚊虫产生量增加，本研究进一步指出，这些社区中的蚊虫可能寿命更长、产卵量更多，且具有不同的媒介潜力。元数据文件包含了元数据、研究方法和数据使用政策。