title: Comparison of BG-Sentinel® Trap and Oviposition Cups for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Surveillance in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
abstract: The BG-Sentinel® (BGS) trap and oviposition cups (OCs) have both proven effective in the surveillance of Aedes species. This study aimed to determine which of the 2 traps could best characterize the relative population sizes of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti in an urban section of Jacksonville, FL. Until 1986, Ae. aegypti was considered the dominant container-breeding species in urban northeastern Florida. Since the introduction of Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti has become almost completely extirpated. In 2011, a resurgence of Ae. aegypti was detected in the urban areas of Jacksonville; thus this study initially set out to determine the extent of Ae. aegypti reintroduction to the area. We determined that the BGS captured a greater number of adult Ae. aegypti than Ae. albopictus, while OCs did not monitor significantly different numbers of either species, even in areas where the BGS traps suggested a predominance of one species over the other. Both traps were effective at detecting Aedes spp.; however, the BGS proved more diverse by detecting over 20 other species as well. Our results show that in order to accurately determine vectorborne disease threats and the impact of control operations on these 2 species, multiple trapping techniques should be utilized when studying Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus population dynamics.
authors.affiliation: 1  Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Box 43 Building 927, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32212.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Ryan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Alec G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Noel M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Cote
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Stoops
authors.forename: Marah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Obenauer
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002947:Cities; D005431:Florida; D010058:Oviposition; D010675:Pheromones; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones; C010411:insect attractants
keywords: Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; BG-Sentinel; Florida; dengue; oviposition cup surveillance