Assessment of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) productivity in urban cemeteries in Wroclaw (SW Poland)

Abstract In many European countries, cemeteries are found to be suitable habitats for the proliferation of native and invasive mosquito species. The study aimed assess first time in Poland suitability urban larvae development water supply wells. From May September 2019 three Wroclaw (SW Poland), a total 757 inspection wells were carried out. development, expressed as general container index (GCI), differed between examined areas months study. highest GCI value was calculated Grabiszyński Bujwida (72.0 % 59.3 respectively). Larvae species identified all inspected breeding places during survey: Culex pipiens s.l. Linnaeus (95 %), Cx. torrentium Martini (4 Anopheles maculipennis Meigen (less than 1 %). No Aedes found. larval productivity peaked June, when average temperature reached 22.7 °C. Due likelihood establishment adaptation aedine Poland, constant analysis composition should continued.