Differential attractiveness of isolated humans to mosquitoes in Tanzania.
Individually occupied tents, modified for sampling mosquitoes, were used to assess the attractiveness of 3 humans for Anopheles gambiae Giles s.l., A. funestus Giles, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Mansonia spp. in north-east Tanzania. Significant differences (P < 0.025) in attractiveness were observed for the first 3 species, whereas Mansonia did not show any preference. Because of the objective sampling method used, these results provide the first conclusive evidence that isolated people vary in attractiveness to mosquitoes.
Knols
B G
BG
Department of Entomology, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
de Jong
R
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Takken
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008297:Male; D009812:Odorants; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena