Effects of landscape composition on mosquito population in urban green spaces

J Zhao, T Tang, X Wang - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that urban green spaces provide multiple benefits to urban residents, they
have some negative effects on people, such as mosquito bites which not only cause major …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of plant coverage on the abundance of adult mosquitos at an urban park

Y Yang, DA Ratkowsky, J Yang, P Shi - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
People who take a walk in urban parks, including or adjacent to a water body such as a
river, a pond, or a lake, usually suffer from mosquito bites in summer and early autumn. The …

Can urban greening increase vector abundance in cities? The impact of mowing, local vegetation, and landscape composition on adult mosquito populations

L Yang, KJ Turo, CB Riley, EA Inocente, J Tian… - Urban …, 2019 - Springer
Worldwide, cities are investing in greenspace to enhance urban quality of life and conserve
biodiversity. Cities should ensure these investments do not unintentionally result in …

Abundance of urban male mosquitoes by green infrastructure types: implications for landscape design and vector management

GKL Wong, CY Jim - Landscape ecology, 2018 - Springer
Context Urban green space (UGS) is widely espoused in sustainable urban design.
Notwithstanding its ecosystem services, UGS is commonly perceived as inadvertent habitats …

Urban-microclimate effect on vector mosquito abundance of tropical green roofs

GKL Wong, CY Jim - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Urbanization engenders habitats with distinctive and often adverse microclimates. Green
spaces are actively incorporated in urban designs to make cities resilient against climate …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of landscape pattern on insect species density within urban green spaces in Beijing, China

Z Su, X Li, W Zhou, Z Ouyang - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Urban green space is an important refuge of biodiversity in urban areas. Therefore, it is
crucial to understand the relationship between the landscape pattern of green spaces and …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of the relative abundance of nuisance and vector mosquitoes in Urban and blue-green spaces

CG Rhodes, NA Scavo, M Finney, JP Fimbres-Macias… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The increase in global urbanization has highlighted the need for
sustainable infrastructure and integration of the urban and natural environment. However …

Do vegetated rooftops attract more mosquitoes? Monitoring disease vector abundance on urban green roofs

GKL Wong, CY Jim - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Green roof, an increasingly common constituent of urban green infrastructure, can provide
multiple ecosystem services and mitigate climate-change and urban-heat-island challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Does the spatial pattern of plants and green space affect air pollutant concentrations? Evidence from 37 garden cities in China

C Wang, M Guo, J Jin, Y Yang, Y Ren, Y Wang, J Cao - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Relevant studies have demonstrated that urban green spaces composed of various types of
plants are able to alleviate the morbidity and mortality of respiratory diseases, by reducing …

[HTML][HTML] Observations and modelling of mosquito prevalence within urban areas–A case study from Uppsala, Sweden

F Lindberg, A Lindström, V Stålnacke, S Thorsson… - Urban …, 2024 - Springer
Urban green–blue infrastructure (GBI) can provide important benefits to urban residents but
may also affect mosquito abundance, with associated negative nuisance and infection …