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Mosquito traps designed to capture Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) females: preliminary comparison of Adultrap, MosquiTRAP and backpack aspirator efficiency in a dengue-endemic area of Brazil
Maciel-de-Freitas, Rafael; Peres, Roberto Costa; Alves, Fernando; Brandolini, Mauro Blanco.
  • Maciel-de-Freitas, Rafael; Fiocruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Peres, Roberto Costa; Fiocruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Alves, Fernando; Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Brandolini, Mauro Blanco; Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 103(6): 602-605, Sept. 2008. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-495737
ABSTRACT
In this report, the efficiency of Adultrap under field conditions is compared to a CDC backpack aspirator and to MosquiTRAP. An urban dengue-endemic area of Rio de Janeiro was selected to evaluate the efficiency of mosquito traps in capturing Aedes aegypti females. Adultrap and aspirator captured similar numbers of Ae. aegypti females, with the former showing high specificity to gravid individuals (93.6 percent). A subsequent mark-release-recapture experiment was conducted to evaluate Adultrap and MosquiTRAP efficiency concomitantly. With a 6.34 percent recapture rate, MosquiTRAP captured a higher mean number of female Ae. aegypti per trap than Adultrap (Ç2 = 14.26; df = 1; p < 0,05). However, some MosquiTRAPs (28.12 percent) contained immature Ae. aegypti after 18 days of exposure in the field and could be pointed as an oviposition site for female mosquitoes. Both trapping methods, designed to collect gravid Ae. aegypti females, seem to be efficient, reliable and may aid routine Ae. aegypti surveillance.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Mosquito Control / Aedes / Insect Vectors Type of study: Evaluation studies Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fiocruz/BR / Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Mosquito Control / Aedes / Insect Vectors Type of study: Evaluation studies Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fiocruz/BR / Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro/BR