title: Field Evaluation of a Novel Mos-Hole Trap and Naphtha Compared with BG Sentinel Trap and Mosquito Magnet X Trap to Collect Adult Mosquitoes.
abstract: The novel Mos-Hole trap™ with liquid attractant naphtha™ from Korea was compared with BG Sentinel™ trap and Mosquito Magnet X™ trap for field collection of adult mosquitoes in St. Johns County, northeastern Florida, from May to October 2013. The novel Mos-Hole trap baited with naphtha (liquid attractant) collected similar numbers of mosquitoes, compared with the number of mosquitoes caught by BG Sentinel traps baited with BG Lure™. Both Mos-Hole and BG Sentinel traps collected a significantly greater number of mosquitoes compared with the numbers collected by Mosquito Magnet X traps. In other field evaluations when switching lures, the Mos-Hole traps baited with BG Lure caught more mosquitoes than the BG Sentinel trap baited with liquid naphtha attractant. The results showed that the novel Mos-Hole trap has the potential to be used as an additional effective sampling tool for population surveillance and control of adult mosquitoes.
authors.affiliation: 1  Anastasia Mosquito Control District, 500 Old Beach Road, St. Augustine, FL 32080.
authors.forename: Rui-De
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Hoonbook
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D005431:Florida; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010675:Pheromones; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D010675:Pheromones; C010411:insect attractants; C004544:naphtha
keywords: Aedes albopictus; BG Sentinel trap; Mos-Hole trap; Mosquito Magnet X trap, naphtha; Psorophora columbiae