This dataset is derived from the NSW Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Monitoring program. The program monitors mosquito-borne diseases in the state of New South Wales, Australia. A number of mosquito traps are managed by the program during the spring to autumn months when mosquitoes are active.
mozzies_nsw2301Data frame with the following fields:
Location of the mosquito trap
Date of the end of the week of observation
Mosquito species counted, or "total" for the total count
Binned mosquito abundance
Category of the site
Latitude of trap in WGS 84 coordinates
Longitude of trap in WGS 84 coordinates
Each week traps are collected and the mosquito species are identified and counted. This is analysed alongside climate conditions, and arbovirus detections in the traps to inform public health management of human disease risk from arboviruses in NSW. This dataset includes the mosquito abundance tables for January 2023. Additional context and analysis can be found in the original report published by NSW Health.
The trap locations are classified as inland or coastal (since the species found will depend on the environmental conditions). A separate group of sites are labelled as being in the Sydney region (i.e. with the highest human population density).
The counts are binned with the following definition:
NANo observation
< 50
50 - 100
101 - 1,000
1,001 - 10,000
> 10,000