title: Comparative evaluation of the efficiency of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap for the surveillance of vector mosquitoes.
abstract: The surveillance of vector mosquitoes is important for the control of mosquito-borne diseases. To identify a suitable surveillance tool for the adult dengue vector Aedes albopictus, the efficacy of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap (MOT) on the capture of vector mosquitoes were comparatively evaluated in this study.
  
  
  
  The capture efficiencies of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap for common vector mosquitoes were tested in a laboratory setting, through the release-recapture method, and at two field sites of Guangzhou, China from June 2013 to May 2014. The captured mosquitoes were counted, species identified and compared among the three traps on the basis of species.
  
  
  
  In the release-recapture experiments in a laboratory setting, the BG-Sentinel trap caught significantly more Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus than the CDC light trap and Mosquito-ovitrap, except for Anopheles sinensis. The BG-Sentinel trap had a higher efficacy in capturing female rather than male Ae. albopictus and Cx. quinquefasciatus, but the capture in CDC light traps displayed no significant differences. In the field trial, BG-Sentinel traps collected more Aedes albopictus than CDC light traps and MOTs collected in both urban and suburban areas. The BG-Sentinel trap was more sensitive for monitoring the population density of Aedes albopictus than the CDC light trap and MOT during the peak months of the year 2013. However, on an average, CDC light traps captured significantly more Cx. quinquefasciatus than BG-Sentinel traps. The population dynamics of Cx. quinquefasciatus displayed a significant seasonal variation, with the lowest numbers in the middle of the year.
  
  
  
  This study indicates that the BG-Sentinel trap is more effective than the commonly used CDC light trap and MOT in sampling adult Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus. We recommend its use in the surveillance of dengue vector mosquitoes in China.
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Yiji
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Xinghua
authors: X
authors: Su
authors: Program in Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
authors: Guofa
authors: G
authors: Zhou
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Santhosh
authors: S
authors: Puthiyakunnon
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Shufen
authors: S
authors: Shuai
authors: Department of Vector Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
authors: Songwu
authors: S
authors: Cai
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Jinbao
authors: J
authors: Gu
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
authors: Xiaohong
authors: X
authors: Zhou
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China.|Program in Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
authors: Guiyun
authors: G
authors: Yan
authors: Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou North Avenue No.1838, Guangzhou, 510515, China. xgchen2001@hotmail.com.
authors: Xiao-Guang
authors: XG
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D003465:Culex / Q000254:growth & development*; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors / Q000254:growth & development*
keywords: Aedes albopictus; Anopheles sinensis; BG-Sentinel trap; CDC light trap; Culex quinquefasciatus; Mosq-ovitrap; Surveillance