title: Evaluation of two sweeping methods for estimating the number of immature Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in large containers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Here, we evaluated sweeping methods used to estimate the number of immature Aedes aegypti in large containers.
  
  
  METHODS
  III/IV instars and pupae at a 9:1 ratio were placed in three types of containers with, each one with three different water levels. Two sweeping methods were tested: water-surface sweeping and fi ve-sweep netting. The data were analyzed using linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fi ve-sweep netting technique was more suitable for drums and water-tanks, while the water-surface sweeping method provided the best results for swimming pools.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both sweeping methods are useful tools in epidemiological surveillance programs for the control of Aedes aegypti.
authors.affiliation: Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Governo do Estado de São Paulo, São José do Rio Preto, SP.
authors.forename: Margareth Regina
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dibo
authors.forename: Eliane Aparecida
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Fávaro
authors.forename: Maisa Carla Pereira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: Thiciane Cristian dos
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Juliana Haines
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cassiano
authors.forename: Keli Vanessa de Souza
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Deitz
authors.forename: Aline Michelle dos Santos
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pagliotto
authors.forename: Nathália
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zini
authors.forename: Daniela Regina
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Benetti
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiaravalloti-Neto
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000254:growth & development*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D011156:Population Density; D011679:Pupa / Q000254:growth & development