Unmeasured side effects of mosquito control on biodiversity

• Main Authors: Edina Török, Axel Hochkirch, Zoltán Soltész, Teja Tscharntke, Péter Batáry
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2020-08-01
• Series: European Journal of Ecology
• Subjects: diversity loss, non-target animals, conservation, Culicidae, extensive mosquito control, research gap
• Online Access: https://journals.ku.edu/EuroJEcol/article/view/13855
• ISSN: 1339-8474

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.