Table 1.
Summary of studies included in quantitative analysis of deforestation effects on mosquitoes.
| Region | Location | Mosquito community | Metric | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Senegal | Sylvatic chikungunya vectors | Females/Person/Evening | Diallo et al. 2012 |
| Africa | Kenya | African treehole mosquitoes | Williams’ mean of larval abundance | Lounibos 1981 |
| Africa | Kenya | Anophelines | Percentage of sites containing larvae | Minakawa et al. 2005 |
| Africa | Kenya | Anopheles gambiae s.l. | Proportion of eggs in each substrate | Munga et al. 2005 |
| Africa | Kenya | Malaria vectors | Emerging adults | Munga et al. 2006 |
| Africa | Kenya | Anophelines | No. anopheline-positive habitats (percent) | Mushinzimana et al. 2006 |
| Africa | Madagascar | Anophelines | Total females | Zohdy et al. 2016 |
| Asia | Sri Lanka | Surface-water breeding mosquitoes | Larval density | Amerasinghe & Ariyasena 1990 |
| Asia | Thailand | Anophelines | Females per man-hour | Overgaard et al. 2003 |
| Asia | Republic of Korea | Anophelines | Percentage of sites containing larvae | Sithiprasasna et al. 2005 |
| Asia | Thailand | Arbovirus vectors | Females/trap | Thongsripong et al. 2013 |
| North America | USA | All mosquitoes | Total larvae in tires | Kling et al. 2007 |
| South America and Caribbean | Brazil | Anopheles darlingi | Larval densities/1,000 dips August | Barros & Honó;rio 2015 |
| South America and Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Dengue vectors | Larvae/ovitrap | Cox et al. 2007 |
| South America and Caribbean | Peru | Anopheles darlingi | Average human-biting rate | Vittor et al. 2006 |
| South Pacific and Australia | Indonesia | Malaria vectors | Females/person/evening | Harbach et al. 1987 |
| South Pacific and Australia | Australia | All mosquitoes | Total females | Steiger et al. 2012 |