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The results of the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” will be presented in a plenary lecture at the conference organized by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development.
Read more about the event at the following link: Najava Konferencije o ulozi znanosti u davanju rješenja za prilagodbu klimatskim promjenama – 5. lipnja 2023.
We invite you to the final workshop of the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” (KK.05.1.1.02.0008).
The final workshop will be held on May 18, 2023. (Thursday) from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Biology, Ulica Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek (3rd floor, lecture room 319).
Part of the project results was presented at the The International Society for Ecological Modeling Global Conference 2023: Ecological Models for Tomorrow’s Solutions held on 2-6 May 2023 in Toronto (Canada).
Members of our research team gave two oral presentations entitled “Universal platform for mosquito population control planning using AI” and “Spatio-temporal optimization of SIT mosquito population control - reinforcement learning approach”.
Four public forums have been held within the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” (KK.05.1.1.02.0008):
Osijek February 14
Rijeka February 16
Zagreb March 9
Dubrovnik April 4
We invite you to a public forum in Rijeka where the results of the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” (KK.05.1.1.02.0008) will be presented. The forum will be held on April 4. (Tuesday) starting at 11:00 a.m. in the SALOCHA hall located at the Student Dormitory, University of Dubrovnik (Marka Marojice 2b, Dubrovnik).
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We invite you to a public forum in Rijeka where the results of the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” (KK.05.1.1.02.0008) will be presented. The forum will be held on March 9. (Thursday) starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb (Svetošimunska cesta 25, Zagreb).
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We invite you to a public forum in Rijeka where the results of the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” (KK.05.1.1.02.0008) will be presented. The forum will be held on February 16. (Thursday) starting at 11:00 a.m. in lecture room FF-230 at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, University Campus (Sveučilišna avenija 4, Rijeka).
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We invite you to the first of four public forums within the project: “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia” (KK.05.1.1.02.0008), which will be held on February 14, 2023. in Osijek at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences at 11:00 a.m.
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The project foresees four public forums, strategically placed in four remote regions of Croatia for the best possible accessibility.
The dates of the forums are as follows:
Osijek February 14
Rijeka February 16
Zagreb March 9
Dubrovnik April 4
We are looking forward to meeting you!
During November, four project activities were successfully completed with the following deliveries:
Deliveries: Selected characteristic control locations with an area of 10 ha,
Orthophoto and DEM background of characteristic control locations,
Hyperspectral GIS layers of control locations
A13. A15. Development of a monitoring and control measure success indicator system
Automatic mosquito trap
Hyperspectral GIS layers made at three control localities with data relevant for population monitoring
A22. A24. Dissemination of results to healthcare stakeholders
Report on established contacts
A23. Dissemination of results to stakeholders in local self-government units:
Report on established contacts
During November, as part of the activity “Dissemination of results to stakeholders in LGUs”, we had several meetings with representatives of local self-government units. We visited the administrations of the cities of Vinkovci, Đakovo, Donji Miholjac, Požega, Slavonski Brod, Županja, Krka, Sisak and Koprivnica, where we presented the project results to representatives of the authorities and invited them to the forums that are scheduled for 2023.
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The first scientific paper presenting some of the project results was published in the journal Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. The paper describes the application of mathematical modeling in the optimization of mosquito population control with the primary goal of reducing environmental damage and adapting to climate change.
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During October, the A19.A21. activity (“Model validation and simulation”) was completed. This activity was carried out in the period from September 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022 through seven phases. As a deliverable, a report on the results of model validation and simulations based on measurements at control locations was provided.
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After more than 6 months of intensive field work and data collection, the last field sampling was successfully completed in Istria, as part of the A7 activity “Collection of missing data and fieldwork”.
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Sun, rain, ragweed, but the fieldwork must be conducted… Mosquito sampling using CDC traps is in progress.
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World Mosquito Day is observed annually on August 20th. On that day, in 1897, the British doctor Ronald Ross established that female Anopheles mosquitoes are vectors for the Plasmodium parasite, responsible for the disease malaria, and transmit it between humans.
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Researchers working on the project visited all planned locations this week as part of the project activity Collection of missing data and fieldwork. The number of mosquitoes sampled using CDC traps is increasing.
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Bruno and Domagoj are currently installing CDC mosquito traps in the vicinity of the Raša river.
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In April, we visited all control locations foreseen by the project and placed CDC traps on them for 24 hours. The same work will follow during the next 6 months in order to collect all the necessary information about mosquitoes.
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Part of the work of our project was presented within the framework of the 6th Faculty of Science PhD Student Symposium, held from April 23 to 24, 2022.
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Today (April 25) marks World Malaria Day. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are transmitted to humans by female Anopheles mosquitoes. Annually, about 240 million people fall ill with malaria, while those with a fatal outcome are over 620,000 (WHO, 2022).
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World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22. Water is necessary for the development of mosquitoes. A female mosquito lays eggs in stagnant water, where larvae develop. Pupae emerge from larvae and adult mosquitoes develop from pupae. The first three stages of the mosquito life cycle take place in water, so water is a habitat necessary for mosquito development.
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Data on the current environmental conditions are a prerequisite for the development of highly accurate predictive models and simulations. In collecting the missing data, successful cooperation was achieved with Oikon Ltd. - Institute of Applied Ecology.
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At the end of 2021, we successfully completed another project activity: “Adaptation and synchronization of the DEB model”. As part of this activity, the existing preliminary model, originally developed for the species Aedes vexans, was adapted to the species Culex pipiens.
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We visited several locations of interest and collected new data betwenn November 18th and 21st along the rivers Mirna and Raša in Istria.
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The coordination meeting of the project team was held on September 16th, on the Zoom platform.
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Two project activities were finished on the August 31st:
A4. Preparation of spatial and environmental data and
A10. Research on the awareness of the need to adapt to climate change.
Branimir K. Hackenberger, the principal investigator of the Project, gave an interview on the adaptation of mosquito population control to climate change and the aims of the Project.
The interview is available on the platform prilagodba-klimi.hr: Read the interview.
Jutarnji list published an article about the aims of the project “Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia”.
You can read the article by clicking on the following link: Read the article.
In May 2021, the NVIDIA Corporation, specialized in the production of graphics processing units, awarded the project with equipment of an approximate value of HRK 200,000.00.
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The principal investigator, Branimir K. Hackenberger, PhD, full professor, gave an oral presentation at the SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting, titled “Optimizing spatio-temporal use of non-persistent insecticides for mosquito population control”.
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Our newly hired researchers participated in the 5th Symposium of Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Science. Domagoj K. Hackenberger gave an oral presentation on the development of a spatial model of mosquito population dynamics.
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Our newly hired researchers assembled and tested one of the BG-Pro traps purchased within the project. The traps will be used in monitoring of mosquito populations in multiple areas of interest within the territory of Croatia, as well as for the development of the automatic CDC trap prototype.
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Dynamic Energy Budget Theory (DEB) mathematically describes how organisms assimilate energy from the environment depending on environmental conditions (e.g. food and temperature), and how assimilated energy is used for growth and reproduction. The development of one such model is also part of our project. The first activities related to the development of DEB models of mosquito species Aedes vexans was completed. Activity was provided by project members from the Ruđer Bošković Institute.
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The project was also presented within the University newspaper “Sveučilišni glasnik”, which brings news and information from the University of Osijek. The latest issue of “Sveučilišni Glasnik” can be viewed at the following link.
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The last field research planned within the activity A1. A3. “Generalization of validated models and preparation of computer platform” was completed.
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From now on you can follow our work on our Facebook page: https://www.prod.facebook.com/Cadapt.Unios/
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We continue with our regular project team meetings. Coordination of the project team and overview of the progress of project activities are the key to successful project implementation.
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As part of the annual gathering of young Croatian researchers from science and industry, Mutimir, the CADAPT project was presented during a lecture by our researcher Domagoj K. Hackenberger.
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Employment at the Ruđer Bošković Institute was successfully completed - Roman Ozimec, MSc is a new member of our project team.
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We are entering the New Year richer for more equipment that was procured within this project. Today, a multicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle (DJI Matrice 210 V2) was successfully delivered to us, that will be used for the detection and localization of water surfaces.
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Within the project activity “Generalization of validated models and preparation of computer platform”, we visited several locations of interest in the vicinity of Lonjsko polje Nature park (location Višnjica), as well as the Vrana lake (Cres) and Ponikve lake (Krk).
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Between November 15th and 19th we visited several locations of interest in Istria - Kamenjak, Raša river and Mirna river.
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We received a shipment of CDC traps that will allow us monitoring of mosquito populations.
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One of the aims of the activity “Generalization of validated models and preparation of computer platform” is to find forms of verification of the models developed within the project. As part of the development of a generalized spatial mosquito model, a preliminary flooding model has been developed so far, which is a basic input for the mosquito population model. As a form of verification of the developed flooding model, comparison of model predictions with the real situation in the field was identified. For this purpose, members of the project team visited several locations of interest in the area of Kutina (Sisak-Moslavina County) and the vicinity of Draganić (Karlovac County).
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Adequate equipment is an important prerequisite for quality execution of project tasks and achievement of defined goals. During September, the planned computer equipment has been procured at the Host institution (a NAS device, a laptop and a tablet for field research and three personal computers). The purchased computers are equipped with components that will allow the development of complex computer models and simulations of the effects of climate change on mosquito population dynamics.
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Within the project, employment of five persons in total is planned - three at the Host institution (Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek) and two at the Partner institution (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb). The first phase of employment was completed in August, hiring two persons at the Host institution (a researcher and the project administrator) and one person at the Partner institution (a postdoctoral researcher).
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The presentation of the project Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia (KK.05.1.1.02.0008) took place at the Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek on June 18th, 2020. The structure of the project, main activities and goals were presented to the general public. All members of the project team attended the kickoff meeting, where they arranged directives for the first project period.
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The project Adaptation of mosquito population control measures to climate change in Croatia (KK.05.1.1.02.0008) funded from the European Regional Development Fund, Operational Programme Competitiveness and cohesion 2014.-2020. officially begun. The project will be implemented by the Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, as the Host institution, and the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb, as the Partner institution. The principal investigator of the project is Branimir K. Hackenberger, PhD, full professor at the Host institution. The duration of the project is 36 months, until May 31st, 2023, with a total budget of 3.529.396,52 kn (2.860.294,99 kn non-refundable funds (supported by the European Regional Development Fund), and 383.310,98 kn from the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund).
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