Blood-feeding ecology of mosquitoes in two zoological gardens in the United Kingdom.
Arturo Hernandez-ColinaMerit Gonzalez-OlveraEmily LomaxFreya TownsendAmber MaddoxJenny C HessonKenneth SherlockDawn WardLindsay EckleyMark VercoeJavier LopezMatthew BaylisPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
Mosquito feeding behaviour in zoos is mainly influenced by time, location (sampling area), temperature, and host availability, which highlights the value of mosquito monitoring in complex settings to plan control strategies and potentially reduce inherent disease transmission risks for humans and threatened zoo vertebrates.