MEMO: Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium.

Authors :: Deblauwe I
Brosens D
De Wolf K
Smitz N
Vanslembrouck A
Schneider A
De Witte J
Verlé I
Dekoninck W
De Meyer M
Backeljau T
Gombeer S
Meganck K
Vanderheyden A
Müller R
Van Bortel W
Source :: GigaByte (Hong Kong, China) [GigaByte] 2022 May 26; Vol. 2022, pp. gigabyte59. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 26 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: 'memo: Monitoring of Exotic MOsquitoes in Belgium' is a sampling event dataset published by the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium. It forms part of the early detection of exotic mosquito species (EMS) along high-risk introduction routes in Belgium, where data are collected at defined points of entry (PoEs) using a standardised protocol. The MEMO dataset contains mosquito sampling counts performed between 2017 and 2020. MEMO+2020, an extension of the MEMO dataset, contains only Aedes albopictus mosquito trap counts performed in 2020. Here, we present these data published as a standardised Darwin Core archive, which includes, for each sampling event, an eventID, date, location and sampling protocol (in the event core); and an occurrenceID for each occurrence (tube), the number of collected individuals per tube, species status (present/absent), information on the identification and scientific name (in the occurrence extension).<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2022.)