Unmeasured side effects of mosquito control on biodiversity

Edina Török; Axel Hochkirch; Zoltán Soltész; Teja Tscharntke; Péter Batáry

doi:10.17161/eurojecol.v6i1.13855

Authors

Edina Török “Lendület” Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány 2-4, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4065-6840
Axel Hochkirch Department of Biogeography & IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee, Trier University, Universitätsring 15, 54286 Trier, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4475-0394
Zoltán Soltész Hungarian Natural History Museum, 1088 Budapest, Baross 13, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3423-9258
Teja Tscharntke Agroecology, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4482-3178
Péter Batáry “Lendület” Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, 2163 Vácrátót, Alkotmány 2-4, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-6996

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/eurojecol.v6i1.13855

Keywords:

diversity loss, non-target animals, conservation, Culicidae, extensive mosquito control, research gap

Abstract

Intensive mosquito control programs are likely to contribute to insect diversity loss, but these effects are both underestimated and understudied. We recommend to conduct direct biodiversity monitoring programs to understand the effects of both chemical and biological control.

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