Table 1.
A summary of surveillance strategies employed in the UK
| Type of survey | Location | Sampling technique | Lat | Long | County | Frequency | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used Tyres | Ivybridge | BG Sentinel; Ovitraps; larval surveys | 50.387 | 3.954 | Devon | Monthly – July to September | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Grantham | Larval surveys | 52.928 | −0.655 | Lincolnshire | August | 2012, 2013 | |
| Ports / Airports | Heathrow Airport | Larval surveys | 51.471 | −0.455 | Middlesex | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Gatwick Airport | Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys | 51.154 | −0.182 | Sussex | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Felixstowe Port | BG Sentinel; Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys; ovitraps | 51.952 | 1.321 | Suffolk | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Southampton Port | BG Sentinel; Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys; ovitraps | 50.903 | −1.420 | Hampshire | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011 | |
| Manchester Ship Canal | Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys | 53.332 | −2.756 | Greater Manchester | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Liverpool Port | Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys | 53.456 | −3.017 | Cheshire | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Belfast City Airport | Larval surveys | 54.618 | −5.873 | Down | August | 2010 | |
| Belfast City Port | Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys | 54.636 | −5.883 | Down | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011 | |
| Belfast International Airport | Mosquito Magnet; larval surveys | 54.658 | −6.216 | Antrim | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010, 2011 | |
| Bristol Port | Larvae surveys | 51.383 | −2.719 | Avon | July | 2010 | |
| Hull Port | Mosquito Magnet | 53.741 | −0.274 | Humberside | Fortnightly – July to September | 2010 | |
| Motorway Service Stations | Clacket Lane West | Ovitraps | 51.271 | 0.041 | Kent | Fortnightly – August to October | 2014 |
| Maidstone | BG Sentinel; Ovitraps | 51.266 | 0.616 | Kent | Fortnightly – August to October | 2014 | |
| Medway | Ovitraps | 51.340 | 0.609 | Kent | Fortnightly – August to October | 2014 | |
| Rownhams East | Ovitraps | 50.958 | −1.447 | Hampshire | Fortnightly – August to October | 2014 | |
| Rownhams West | BG Sentinel; Ovitraps | 50.956 | −1.447 | Hampshire | Fortnightly – August to October | 2014 | |
| Winchester | BG Sentinel; Ovitraps | 51.120 | −1.254 | Hampshire | Fortnightly – August to October | 2014 | |
| Passive Surveillance | Mosquito Recording Scheme / Mosquito Watch | Submission of records | n/a | n/a | UK-wide | n/a | 2005-2014 |
| Survey of Local Authorities | Survey of all 345 Local Authorities | Questionnaire | n/a | n/a | UK-wide | n/a | 1970, 1986, 1996, 2009 |