Dataset for Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Cross Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA

Abstract

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District deploys dry ice-baited light traps to monitor mosquito populations throughout the Florida Keys. Cross Key is an island directly north of Key Largo and via bridges it serves as a link between Key Largo and mainland Florida.This paper describes a data set compiled from trap collections on Cross Key, Florida, between September 23, 2002 and March 1, 2016.

Keywords

• Diptera
• Culicidae
• seasonal abundance
• Cross Key