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Table 1 A summary of surveillance strategies employed in the UK

From: Current status of invasive mosquito surveillance 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