Effect of land-use changes on the abundance, distribution, and host-seeking behavior of Aedes arbovirus vectors in oil palm-dominated landscapes, southeastern Côte d’Ivoire
Fig 6
Synthesis of how agricultural land-use changes affect the dynamics of Aedes mosquitoes in oil palm-planted areas in southeastern Côte d’Ivoire.
f/p/d: female/person/day. Overall, there was a lack of Aedes microhabitats and species in the oil palm monoculture. In contrast, the highest abundance of Aedes mosquitoes was found in the polyculture. The rural housing area also hosted substantial numbers of Aedes mosquitoes. Conversely, the highest Aedes species richness was observed in the rainforest where the preference of Aedes females to feed on humans was very little. As a result, the polyculture and the rural areas increased Aedes vectors’ biting rates by 34.6 and 7.2 times compared with the original rainforest, respectively.