Effect of some animal feeds and oviposition substrates on Aedes oviposition in ovitraps in Cairns, Australia.
Animal feed pellets containing lupin seed or alfalfa were added to ovitraps set in Cairns, Australia. Although they collected fewer Aedes eggs than Centers for Disease Control enhanced ovitraps, they did outperform tap water alone. A wooden tongue depressor collected comparable number of Aedes eggs as a Masonite board and seed germination paper.
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Tropical Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, PO Box 1103, Cairns 4870, Queensland, Australia.
D000330:Aedes; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D031297:Lupinus; D000455:Medicago sativa; D009032:Mosquito Control; D010058:Oviposition; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012639:Seeds