title: A whole-person sampler for assessing numbers of host-seeking adult mosquitoes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, St. Paul, MN 55104-3431.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rooker
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: 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