ZoologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0211167