title: Is there an efficient trap or collection method for sampling Anopheles darlingi and other malaria vectors that can describe the essential parameters affecting transmission dynamics as effectively as human landing catches? - A Review.
abstract: Distribution, abundance, feeding behaviour, host preference, parity status and human-biting and infection rates are among the medical entomological parameters evaluated when determining the vector capacity of mosquito species. To evaluate these parameters, mosquitoes must be collected using an appropriate method. Malaria is primarily transmitted by anthropophilic and synanthropic anophelines. Thus, collection methods must result in the identification of the anthropophilic species and efficiently evaluate the parameters involved in malaria transmission dynamics. Consequently, human landing catches would be the most appropriate method if not for their inherent risk. The choice of alternative anopheline collection methods, such as traps, must consider their effectiveness in reproducing the efficiency of human attraction. Collection methods lure mosquitoes by using a mixture of olfactory, visual and thermal cues. Here, we reviewed, classified and compared the efficiency of anopheline collection methods, with an emphasis on Neotropical anthropophilic species, especially Anopheles darlingi, in distinct malaria epidemiological conditions in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Fisiologia e Controle de Artrópodes Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: José Bento Pereira
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Goreti
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rosa-Freitas
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Fisiologia e Controle de Artrópodes Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cynara Melo
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rodovalho
authors.affiliation: Odebrecht Angola - Projectos e Serviços Ltda, Luanda, Angola.
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lourenço-de-Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012621:Seasons