In 2016, the Luxembourg National Natural History Museum started a survey on mosquito species in Luxembourg. Between July and October mosquitoes have been trapped on a weekly basis at 10 sites throughout the country, in co-operation with local and regional partner organizations and private individuals.
On June 14th and 15th 2017, Mosquito specialist Dr Francis Schaffner from the University of Zurich identified the 2016 catches at the Museum.
F.l.t.r.: Svenja Christian (Department of Invertebrates Zoology MNHNL) and Dr Francis Schaffner (University of Zurich) in the Lab of the Department of Ecology. Photo: Dr Christian Ries, MNHNL, 15 June 2017.
Results
182 mosquitoes were caught during 90 catches from 10 sites.
| Culex pipiens / torrentium (9 out of 10 sites) |
175 |
| Anopheles plumbeus (Kockelscheuer, Steinsel) |
3 |
| Culiseta annulata (Remerschen) |
1 |
| Coquillettidia richiardii (Remerschen) |
1 |
| Aedes vexans (Kockelscheuer) |
1 |
| Aedes cinereus (Kockelscheuer) | 1 |
Locality, Partners (#Catches|#Specimen)
We thank the following partners who have run the traps on their sites.
- Diekirch, Administration de la nature et des forêts (11|0)
- Esch-sur-Sûre, Naturpark Öewersauer (PNHS) (12|9)
- Kalborn-Moulin, natur&ëmwelt – Fondation Hëllef fir d’Natur (10|6)
- Kockelscheier, natur&ëmwelt – Haus vun der Natur (11|48)
- Leudelange, private owner (10|27)
- Lintgen, private owner (9|23)
- Luxembourg / Grund, MNHNL (11|19)
- Remerschen, Biodiversum (5|16)
- Schrassig, private owner (6|24)
- Steinsel, private owner (5|10)
Page content last updated on 2019-11-12. Last proofread by Caroline Grounds on 2019-11-12.