A5065933299- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Regional Development and Management Studies
- Malaria Research and Control
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Heavy metals in environment
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
University of Osijek
2014-2025
Abstract Two species of arbovirus vector, Culex torrentium and pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), occur in several E uropean countries, but difficulties their accurate identification discrimination have hampered both detailed large‐scale distribution abundance studies. Using a molecular method, we identified to 2559 larvae Cx. pipiens/torrentium collected from 138 sites 13 countries ranging S candinavia the M editerranean coast. In addition, samples 1712 males at C zech R epublic were based on...
Abstract Invasive species can encounter environments different from their source populations, which may trigger rapid adaptive changes after introduction (niche shift hypothesis). To test this hypothesis, we investigated whether postintroduction evolution is correlated with contrasting environmental conditions between the European invasive and ranges in Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus . The comparison of niches occupied population revealed more than 96% overlap niches, supporting niche...
Summary Lowland riverine floodplains are among the most dynamic and heterogeneous of ecosystems, but many have been extensively modified. Their provision important habitats provides a key motivation for restoring natural flow regimes (in terms magnitude, frequency, duration, timing rate change hydrological conditions). Despite general recognition that aquatic insects respond to changes in water availability, there is little agreement about influence regime components on community structure...
The Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901), a potential vector of several pathogens, has recently established in North America and Central Europe. In 2013, it was found on the Slovenian-Croatian border, during following years, emerged more counties northwestern Croatia. Surveillance Ae. j. other invasive mosquito species subsequently extended both spatially temporally Croatia neighbouring Bosnia Herzegovina Serbia. Mosquito collections were conducted 2017 2018, based adult...
Abstract The abundance and taxonomic composition of the aquatic insect fauna were investigated, with focus on adult water bugs, beetles scavenger (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha Gerromorpha, Coleoptera: Hydradephaga Hydrophilidae) in two different freshwater habitats: (1) a periodically flooded area Special Zoological Reserve Kopački rit Nature Park, Croatia; (2) melioration canals wider Park during 2005. Aquatic insects are generally abundant various systems, including floodplains that exposed to...
Mosquitoes pose a risk to human health worldwide, and correct species identification detection of cryptic are the most important keys for surveillance control mosquito vectors. In addition traditional based on morphology, DNA barcoding has recently been widely used as complementary tool reliable species. The main objective this study was create reference barcode library Croatian fauna, which should contribute more accurate faster species, including recognition relevant vector Sampling...
netting provides good information about species richness and community composition is quick cheap (García-Criado & Trigal, 2005;Florencio et al., 2012).In addition, various traps are used for collecting mobile swimming taxa of aquatic insects (Nilsson 1994;Lundkvist 2001;Boukal 2007), with or without baits.The most commonly baits chicken, beef liver cat food, Koese Cuppen (2006) report that food the best bait.Activity constructed from plastic bottles (bottle traps) perform well in a variety...
The invasive seed beetle Megabruchidius tonkineus (Pic, 1904) is an agricultural pest native to the east Asian region that was first recorded in Europe (Germany) 1980s.There are further recent reports of this species from Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Russia, Serbia and Switzerland.Megabruchidius resides pods gleditsia triacanthos L. (Fabaceae) for time Croatia our study.The general morphological, biological distributional features given.
In research into mosquitoes in the mountain regions of Croatia, a new species mosquito for Croatian fauna has been identified.The Culex pipiens complex is represented with four sibling species.Culex torrentium belongs to this and morphologically differs from other only structure male genitals.The presence determined based on genital confirmed by mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase molecular analysis.Specimens these have found all three areas covered research: Slavonian mountains, Gorski Kotar...
In 2014 research was carried out into saproxylic beetle fauna in different forest communities Kopački rit Nature park.There were 64 species of beetles found the area.among them Cucujus cinnaberinus (scopoli, 1763) and rhysodes sulcatus (fabricius, 1787) are protected by european habitats Directive (annex II IV Council 92/43/eeC) as well bern Convention II), listed IuCN red list Threatened species.r. omoglymmius germari (Ganglbauer, 1891), which also determined, virgin relict europewide...
Improvement of morphological and molecular identification methods allows the detection new species mosquitoes. The mosquito fauna Croatia currently includes 52 species, belonging to eight genera, including Anopheles (12 species), Aedes (24 Coquillettidia (one Culex (seven Culiseta (six Orthopodomyia Uranotaenia species). This is an updated checklist, which five found in Croatian fauna. Two these are invasive albopictus (Skuse, 1895) japonicus (Theobald 1901), spreading across Europe Croatia....
The West Nile virus (WNV) has recently become more widespread, posing a threat to both human and animal health. In Western Europe, most outbreaks have been caused by WNV lineage 1, while in Eastern 2 led bird mortality. ability appropriately manage this is dependent on integrated surveillance early detection. This study aimed quantify the prevalence of infection mosquitoes identify circulating viral eastern Croatia. Mosquito traps were set up rural urban areas during 2021–2023 seasons,...