Carbon dioxide baited trap catches do not correlate with human landing collections of Anopheles aquasalis in Suriname
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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106(3): 360-364, May 2011. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
Three types of carbon dioxide-baited traps, i.e., the Centers for Disease Control Miniature Light Trap without light, the BioGents (BG) Sentinel Mosquito Trap (BG-Sentinel) and the Mosquito Magnet® Liberty Plus were compared with human landing collections in their efficiency in collecting Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis mosquitoes. Of 13,549 total mosquitoes collected, 1,019 (7.52 percent) were An. aquasalis. Large numbers of Culex spp were also collected, in particular with the (BG-Sentinel). The majority of An. aquasalis (83.8 percent) were collected by the human landing collection (HLC). None of the trap catches correlated with HLC in the number of An. aquasalis captured over time. The high efficiency of the HLC method indicates that this malaria vector was anthropophilic at this site, especially as carbon dioxide was insufficiently attractive as stand-alone bait. Traps using carbon dioxide in combination with human odorants may provide better results.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Carbon Dioxide
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Mosquito Control
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Anopheles
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Odorants
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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English Caribbean
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Suriname
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands
Institution/Affiliation country:
Wageningen University and Research Center/NL
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