Abstract
Automotive-related shops have been recognized as significant locations for the production of mosquitoes. The potential risk posed by non-residential premises as relevant early transmission sites is sometimes neglected. In Mexico, exist more than 244 142 automotive-related shops; which are generally not regulated by any health authority. In this study, we collected and identified larvae and adults from urban automotive-related premises in the city of Villahermosa in Tabasco, southern Mexico. The analysis of the collected species and each type of non-residential premise was conducted using a Generalized Linear Model. For special analyses of collected individuals, the average nearest neighbor, general G function, Moran's Index, semi-variogram, and kriging analysis were used. A total of 676 non-residential premises were examined. The most common establishments were automobile workshops, auto body, and paint shops. Aedes aegypti was an abundant specie, followed by Ae. albopictus, and Cx. coronator. Culex interrogator, Cx. nigripalpus, Ae. taeniorhynchusand An. Albimanus were also observed. Junkyards, cemeteries, and tire repair shops exhibited a relative higher level of productivity for mosquitoes.Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were highly clustered in the northeast part of the city. While Culex spp were more concentrated in the center-south of the city. The northern region comprises both industrial and residential properties. Our findings indicated that programs of Ae. aegypti surveillance and control should consider the epidemiological significance of automotive-related and other non-residential premises.