A comparative study of adult mosquito trapping using dry ice and yeast generated carbon dioxide.
Adult mosquito collections were conducted for 12 weeks in two residential areas in Kuala Lumpur. The CDC light traps were compared using dry ice and yeast as sources of carbon dioxide attractants for mosquitoes. The efficacy of the dry ice baited trap was significant over yeast generated CO2 trap. The predominant species obtained were Culex quinquefasciatus, Stegomyia albopicta and Armigeres subalbatus.
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Vector Control Unit, P.O. Box 30, Suva Fiji Islands.
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Vythilingam
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D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D002633:Chemotaxis; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D004367:Dry Ice; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008296:Malaysia; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*
D004367:Dry Ice; D002245:Carbon Dioxide