Most data on species associations and vector potential of mosquitoes in relation to arboviral infections in South Africa date back from the 1940s to late 1990s. Contextual information crucial for disease risk management and control, such as the sampling effort, diversity, abundance, and distribution of mosquitoes in large parts of South Africa still remains limited. Adult mosquitoes were collected routinely from two horse farms in Gauteng Province; two wildlife reserves in Limpopo Province, at Orpen Gate in Kruger National Park (KNP) and Mnisi Area in Mpumalanga Province between 2014–2017, using carbon dioxide‐baited light and tent traps. Mosquito diversity and richness are greater in untransformed natural and mixed rural settings. In untransformed wilderness areas, the most dominant species were Culex poicilipes, Anopheles coustani, and Aedes mcintoshi, while in mixed rural settings such as the Mnisi area, the two most abundant species were Cx. poicilipes and Mansonia uniformis. However, in peri‐urban areas, Cx. theileri, Cx. univittatus, and Cx. pipiens sensu lato were the most dominant. Aedes aegypti, Ae. mcintoshi, Ae. metallicus, Ae. vittatus, Cx. pipiens s.l., Cx. theileri, and Cx. univittatus had the widest geographical distribution in northern South Africa. Also collected were Anopheles arabiensis and An. vaneedeni, both known malaria vectors in South Africa. Arbovirus surveillance and vector control programs should be augmented in mixed rural and peri‐urban areas where the risk for mosquito‐borne disease transmission to humans and domestic stock is greater.

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2014-2017年南非北部不同地点的蚊子群落组成和丰度。

南非有关虫媒病毒感染的种类关联和蚊子媒介潜势的大多数数据可追溯到1940年代至1990年代后期。对于疾病风险管理和控制至关重要的上下文信息，例如在南非大部分地区的采样工作，多样性，丰度和蚊子分布仍然很有限。例行地从豪登省的两个养马场收集成蚊。2014年至2017年之间，林波波省有两个野生动植物保护区，分别位于克鲁格国家公园（KNP）的Orpen门和姆普马兰加省的姆尼西地区，使用二氧化碳诱饵的灯和帐篷陷阱。在未经改造的自然环境和混合农村环境中，蚊子的多样性和丰富性更高。在未改造的荒野地区，最主要的物种是库蚊（Culex poicilipes），按蚊（Anopheles coustani）和伊蚊（Aedes mcintoshi），而在Mnisi地区等混合农村环境中，两个最丰富的物种是Cx。poicilipes和Mansonia统一。但是，在城市周边地区，Cx。theileri，CX。univittatus和Cx。pipiens sensu lato是最主要的。埃及伊蚊。麦金托（Ae。metallicus，阂。vittatus，CX。pipiens sl，Cx。Theileri和Cx。univittatus在南非北部的地理分布最广。还收集了阿拉伯按蚊和的。vaneedeni，在南非都是已知的疟疾媒介。在混合的农村和城市周边地区应加强虫媒病毒的监测和媒介控制程序，在这些地区，蚊子传播的疾病传播给人类和家畜的风险更大。