Effects of the Weather on the Seasonal Population Trend of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Italy

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202307.0149.v1
• Publication Date: 2023-07-05T00:50:51Z
• Authors: Marco Carrieri; Alessandro Albieri; Paola Angelini; Monica Soracase; Michele Dottori; Gabriele Antolini; Romeo Bellini
• Keywords: Aedes albopictus; Seasonality

Background: Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger Mosquito, has become a prevalent pest in Italy, causing severe nuisance and posing threat of transmission arboviruses introduced by infected travellers. In this study, we investigated influence weather parameters on seasonal population density albopictus.&#x0D; Methods: A Bayesian approach was employed to identify best meteorological predictors species trend, using eggs collected monthly from 2010 2022 Emilia-Romagna regional monitoring network. &#x0D; Results: The findings show that winter-spring period (January May) plays crucial role size first generation development species.&#x0D; Conclusions: temperate winter dry cold March, followed rainy hot spring July, seem favour Ae. albopictus.