1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:23:58 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018 2023-02-22 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 doi: Medlock, J.M., Hawkes, F.M., Cheke, R.A., Gibson, G.I., Abbot, A.J., Cull, B., Gandy, S., Acott, T.G., Vaux, A.G.C., Young, S. (2023). Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 This dataset contains a mosquito species table with counts for adults and larvae. Samples are from twelve UK wetland sites, sampled between April 2017 and September 2018. A map included in the documentation included with this data shows site locations, which include both coastal and inland wetlands, and range from Devon to Kent and from Lincolnshire to Dorset. Samples were collected by staff from University of Greenwich and the UK Health Security Agency: collaborators in a NERC-funded project (NE/NO13379/1), part of the Valuing Nature Programme. We found a total of 19 mosquito species: • 10 Aedes • 3 Anopheles • 3 Culisseta • 2 Culex • 1 Coquillettidia Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 Medlock, J.M. UK Health Security Agency jolyon.medlock@ukhsa.gov.uk author Hawkes, F.M. University of Greenwich F.M.Hawkes@greenwich.ac.uk author Cheke, R.A. University of Greenwich R.A.Cheke@greenwich.ac.uk author Gibson, G.I. University of Greenwich G.Gibson@greenwich.ac.uk author Abbot, A.J. UK Health Security Agency anthony.abbott@ukhsa.gov.uk author Cull, B. University of Minnesota cull0122@umn.edu author Gandy, S. UK Health Security Agency sara.gandy@ukhsa.gov.uk author Acott, T.G. University of Greenwich T.G.Acott@greenwich.ac.uk author Vaux, A.G.C. UK Health Security Agency alexander.vaux@ukhsa.gov.uk author Young, S. University of Greenwich stephen.young@gre.ac.uk author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Young, S. University of Greenwich stephen.young@gre.ac.uk pointOfContact Natural Resources Institute stephen.young@gre.ac.uk owner Habitats and Biotopes theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication ecology wetland GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation mosquito life stage otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Medlock, J.M., Hawkes, F.M., Cheke, R.A., Gibson, G.I., Abbot, A.J., Cull, B., Gandy, S., Acott, T.G., Vaux, A.G.C., Young, S. (2023). Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 textTable English utf8 biota 2017-03-01 2018-10-31 -6.452 1.768 49.864 55.812 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Twelve wetland sites in England were sampled, using Mosquito Magnet traps for adult mosquitoes and water samples for larvae. An average of 9 samples are available for each of the twelve sites, with sampling dates ranging from April 2017 to September 2018. All mosquitoes were identified down to species and counted. Larval surveys were conducted, once each in May, July and September, across the range of different aquatic habitats found at each site. Larval samples were stored in 75% ethanol. Two Mosquito Magnet® traps operated continuously at each site for four days nights every fortnight, from the first week of April to the third week of October. Adult traps help detect species missed in larval surveys and assess the relative abundances of adult mosquitoes. The traps attract mosquitoes by mimicking host animals. Burning propane provides carbon dioxide and heat, and an octenol bait, found in cattle odour, acts as an attractant. Adults and larvae were identified according to published keys, with secondary verification within the team. Attempts were made to sample across a range of habitats at each site. However landscapes varied, and strict comparability between sited cannot be guaranteed. The data were gathered to help calibrate a prediction tool for people managing wetland sites.