Household expenditure on control of urban mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy
Household expenditure is mainly aimed at providing a direct defense against mosquito bites (mosquito nets, adulticides, skin-on repellents, etc.) while spending for more effective measures addressed to reduce mosquito density results marginal: e.g., only 3.5% of the total expenditure was dedicated to larval control. Control activities that lower the mosquito density in both private and public areas could reduce the use of household insecticides in urban environments and the related costs, and the risk of spread of imported arboviruses as well.
Authors
- M. Dottori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-0367)
- Laura Vici
- Stefano Rivas Morales
- Carmela Matrangolo
- Marco Carrieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-0636)
- Massimo Canali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9516-681X)
- L Donati
- Romeo Bellini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-9111)
- Paola Angelini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0729-3104)
- Claudio Venturelli
Institutions
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini" (IT)
- Azienda-Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di Cesena (IT)
- Centro Agricoltura Ambiente (Italy) (IT)
- Regione Emilia-Romagna
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012552
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Agricultural University of Athens
- Regione Emilia-Romagna
- National Council for Scientific Research