Correlation of Aedes sierrensis captures at human sentinels with CO2-baited Fay-Prince and duplex cone traps.
The efficiency of the duplex cone and Fay-Prince traps for monitoring adult male and female Aedes sierrensis was evaluated at 3 field sites in California. The numbers of females captured by both types of traps were significantly correlated with human sentinel collections. The Fay-Prince trap captured more Ae. sierrensis females than the duplex cone trap and was a better tool for estimating female activity levels. There was no significant correlation between the number of males captured in Fay-Prince traps and at humans. Male numbers in duplex cone trap collections explained only 27% of the variation in the number of males collected at sentinels, suggesting that neither trap is a robust tool for estimating male activity around humans.
Washburn
J O
JO
Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
Woodward
D L
DL
Colwell
A E
AE
Anderson
J R
JR
D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004772:Entomology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D002245:Carbon Dioxide