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Population Replacement Strategies for Controlling Vector Populations and the Use of Wolbachia pipientis for Genetic Drive

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Spatio-Temporal Modelling Informing Wolbachia Replacement Releases in a Low Rainfall Climate.

Dan Pagendam¹, Samia Elfekih^2,3, Majed S Nassar⁴

¹CSIRO Data61, Dutton Park, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.

|October 27, 2022

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Releases of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria can suppress arbovirus transmission. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, mosquito presence and egg production varied spatially and temporally, supporting flexible release strategies.

Keywords:

Aedes aegypti Saudi Arabia Wolbachia arid ovitrap population dynamics pre-release spatial modelling

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Area of Science:

Medical entomology
Vector-borne disease control
Spatial ecology

Background:

Wolbachia mosquito releases are effective for arbovirus suppression.
Planning for releases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, requires understanding local mosquito ecology.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the feasibility of Wolbachia mosquito releases in Jeddah.
To characterize spatial and temporal patterns of Aedes aegypti in Jeddah.

Main Methods:

Collected entomological data using ovitraps over 7 months in four Jeddah locations.
Modeled mosquito presence and egg production, analyzing spatial structure and temporal persistence.
Used rank-correlation to assess seasonal changes in mosquito presence and egg production.

Main Results:

Mosquito presence did not differ between basement and non-basement areas.
Significant spatial structure was found for mosquito presence at one site and egg production at three sites.
Egg production showed spatial scales from 143m to 574m; mosquito presence persisted seasonally, but egg production ranks reversed.

Conclusions:

Local breeding environment quality in Jeddah varies over time.
Dry season Wolbachia mosquito releases are feasible but require flexible numbers based on invasion rates.