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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 257-263 |
| Journal | Medical and Veterinary Entomology |
| Volume | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
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Comparision of carbon dioxide-baited trapping systems for sampling outdoor mosquito populations in Tanzania. / Mboera, L.E.G.; Knols, B.G.J.; Braks, M.A.H.; Takken, W.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparision of carbon dioxide-baited trapping systems for sampling outdoor mosquito populations in Tanzania
AU - Mboera, L.E.G.
AU - Knols, B.G.J.
AU - Braks, M.A.H.
AU - Takken, W.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - For collecting mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) the outdoor catching efficiency of four types of trapping devices baited with carbon dioxide (CO2, 300 ml/min) was evaluated and compared in two areas of Tanzania. The types of traps employed were: the CDC miniature trap with the incandescent light bulb switched on or off; electric nets (ENT) and a Counterflow Geometry (CFG) trap. In Njage, south-east Tanzania, Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto was the most abundant of the seven mosquito species obtained, comprising of 74.3 f the total number caught (n = 2171). In Muheza, north-east Tanzania, Culex quinquefasciatus Say was the predominant species (90.9€among 1080 caught. At both localities the CFG trap was superior to the CDC trap with light-on or light-off for sampling both An. gambiae and Cx. quinquefasciatus. Efficiency of the CFG trap and ENT were similar for sampling these species of mosquitoes (P > 0.05). However, ENT was superior to the CDC trap with light-off for collecting both species. Significantly more (P < 0.05) Cx. quinquefasciatus were obtained by the CDC trap with light-off than with light-on, especially outdoors. It is concluded that both ENT and the CFG are effective tools for sampling populations of An. gambiae and Cx. quinquefasciatus outdoors.
AB - For collecting mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) the outdoor catching efficiency of four types of trapping devices baited with carbon dioxide (CO2, 300 ml/min) was evaluated and compared in two areas of Tanzania. The types of traps employed were: the CDC miniature trap with the incandescent light bulb switched on or off; electric nets (ENT) and a Counterflow Geometry (CFG) trap. In Njage, south-east Tanzania, Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto was the most abundant of the seven mosquito species obtained, comprising of 74.3 f the total number caught (n = 2171). In Muheza, north-east Tanzania, Culex quinquefasciatus Say was the predominant species (90.9€among 1080 caught. At both localities the CFG trap was superior to the CDC trap with light-on or light-off for sampling both An. gambiae and Cx. quinquefasciatus. Efficiency of the CFG trap and ENT were similar for sampling these species of mosquitoes (P > 0.05). However, ENT was superior to the CDC trap with light-off for collecting both species. Significantly more (P < 0.05) Cx. quinquefasciatus were obtained by the CDC trap with light-off than with light-on, especially outdoors. It is concluded that both ENT and the CFG are effective tools for sampling populations of An. gambiae and Cx. quinquefasciatus outdoors.
U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00239.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00239.x
M3 - Article
VL - 14
SP - 257
EP - 263
JO - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
SN - 0269-283X
ER -