title: Late season commercial mosquito trap and host seeking activity evaluation against mosquitoes in a malarious area of the Republic of Korea.
abstract: Field trials evaluating selected commercially available mosquito traps variously baited with light, carbon dioxide, and/or octenol were conducted from 18-27 September 2000 in a malarious area near Paekyeon-ri (Tongil-Chon) and Camp Greaves in Paju County, Kyonggi Province, Republic of Korea. The host-seeking activity for common mosquito species, including the primary vector of Japanese encephalitis, Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, was determined using hourly aspirator collections from a human and propane lantern-baited Shannon trap during hours when temperatures exceeded 15 degrees C. The total number of mosquitoes and number of each species captured during the test was compared using a block design. Significant differences were observed for the total number of mosquitoes collected, such that, the Mosquito MagnetTM with octenol > Shannon trap > ABC light trap with light and dry ice > Miniature Black Light trap (manufactured by John W. Hock) > or = New Jersey Trap > ABC light trap with light only. Significant differences in numbers collected among traps were noted for several species including: Aedes vexans (Meigen), Anopheles lesteri Baisas and Hu. An. sinensis Weidemann. An. sineroides Yamada, An. yatsushiroensis Miyazaki, Culex pipiens pallens Coquillett L., Cx. orientalis Edwards and Cx. tritaeniorhynchus. Host-seeking activity for most common species showed a similar bimodal pattern. Results from these field trap evaluations can significantly enhance current vector and disease surveillance efforts especially for the primary vector of Japanese encephalitis, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus.
authors.affiliation: Detachment 3, US Air Force Institute for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Risk Analysis (AFIERA), Okinawa, Japan, APO AP 96368.
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Burkett
authors.forename: Won-Ja
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwan-Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Heung-Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee-Il
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E-Hyun
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wirtz
authors.forename: Hae-Wol
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Claborn
authors.forename: Russel E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Wan Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007723:Korea; D008027:Light; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012621:Seasons