title: Evaluation of a peridomestic mosquito trap for integration into an Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) push-pull control strategy.
abstract: We determined the feasibility of using the BG-Sentinel™ mosquito trap (BGS) as the pull component in a push-pull strategy to reduce indoor biting by Aedes aegypti. This included evaluating varying numbers of traps (1-4) and mosquito release numbers (10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250) on recapture rates under screen house conditions. Based on these variations in trap and mosquito numbers, release intervals were rotated through a completely randomized design with environmental factors (temperature, relative humidity, and light intensity) and monitored throughout each experiment. Data from four sampling time points (05:30, 09:30, 13:30, and 17:30) indicate a recapture range among treatments of 66-98%. Furthermore, 2-3 traps were as effective in recapturing mosquitoes as 4 traps for all mosquito release numbers. Time trends indicate Day 1 (the day the mosquitoes were released) as the "impact period" for recapture with peak numbers of marked mosquitoes collected at 09:30 or 4 h post-release. Information from this study will be used to guide the configuration of the BGS trap component of a push-pull vector control strategy currently in the proof-of-concept stage of development in Thailand and Peru.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. faasthc@ku.ac.th
authors.forename: Ferdinand V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Achee
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Grieco
authors.forename: Atchariya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prabaripai
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eisen
authors.forename: Pankhil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Theeraphap
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chareonviriyaphap
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D008027:Light; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013696:Temperature; D013785:Thailand