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ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 5, Pages 1608-1616Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1603/EN09322
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surveillance; Asian tiger mosquito; BC-Sentinel; landing counts; aspirator
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- University of Florida [FLA-04598]
- Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture
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A sampling study using a BC-Sentinel trap baited with CO2, a gravid trap baited with an oak-pine infusion, a human subject, and a vegetative aspirator was conducted to compare their reliability at detecting Aedes albopictus Skuse in suburban and sylvatic habitats. We collected 73,849 mosquitoes, representing 29 species from 11 genera over a 20-wk period. The BC-Sentinel trap accounted for over 85% of all Ae. albopictus captured and was significantly more effective at detecting the presence of Ae. albopictus compared with the other three techniques. Landing counts provided the fewest mosquito species (n = 10), yet provided a quick and effective weekly assessment of the major biting species and were the most effective method for sampling Ae. albopictus within a 10-min period. Fewer Ae. albopictus were sampled from sylvatic habitats compared with suburban ones. Sampling criteria advantageous for surveying Ae. albopictus and other mosquito species are discussed.
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