A readily constructed lard-can trap for sampling host-seeking mosquitoes.
Although lard-can traps have been used for sampling host-seeking mosquitoes for at least a half-century, the materials from which they originally were constructed no longer are available. We therefore devised a method for constructing such devices from parts available in the ventilation industry. These traps, baited with birds and mounted near the tops of trees, were employed to monitor the host-seeking activity of Culex spp. mosquitoes. Lard-can traps, constructed in this manner, are economical and sturdy and effectively sample the Culex mosquitoes that appear to perpetuate West Nile virus in North America.
Lepore
Timothy J
TJ
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Pollack
Richard J
RJ
Spielman
Andrew
A
Reiter
Paul
P
D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex; D004041:Dietary Fats; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods
D004041:Dietary Fats; C029310:lard