A whole-person sampler for assessing numbers of host-seeking adult mosquitoes.
The whole-person bag sampler (WPBS) is a human-baited drop-net mosquito trap for evaluating an individual's exposure to nuisance mosquitoes. A diagram of WPBS construction is given, with results from field tests. Trap operator exposures of 2, 4, and 8 min did not result in a corresponding increase in mosquitoes caught in the WPBS, although simultaneous captures using a sweep net or Nasci aspirator increased with the sample duration. The person baiting and operating the trap did not have a significant effect on number of mosquitoes captured. Taxonomic diversity of adult mosquitoes collected with WPBS and CO2-baited traps was similar, with Aedes vexans predominant in the study areas.
Rooker
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Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, St. Paul, MN 55104-3431.
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Smith
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Leach
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D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology; D004772:Entomology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance