Life on the margin: rainwater tanks facilitate overwintering of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, in a sub-tropical climate.
B. J. Trewin, J. M. Darbro, M. P. Zalucki, C. C. Jansen, N. A. Schellhorn, G. J. Devine
This study shows that rainwater tanks allow Aedes aegypti to survive sub-tropical winters by providing thermal buffering, increasing the risk of dengue vector establishment in southern Australia.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2019Zoology