2 research outputs found
Carbon dioxide baited trap catches do not correlate with human landing collections of Anopheles aquasalis in Suriname
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%) were
An. aquasalis. Large numbers of Culex spp were also collected, in
particular with the (BG-Sentinel). The majority of An. aquasalis
(83.8%) 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