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1 March 2006 Targeted Trapping of Mosquito Vectors in the Chesapeake Bay Area of Maryland
Scott M. Shone, Gregory E. Glass, Douglas E. Norris
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Abstract

Most adult mosquito surveillance in Maryland is performed using dry ice-baited or unbaited Centers for Disease Control (CDC) miniature light traps suspended ≈1.5 m above the ground. However, standardized trapping methods may miss mosquito species involved in disease transmission cycles. During a 2-yr study, the effectiveness of the olfactory attractant 1-octen-3-ol alone and in combination with carbon dioxide was evaluated for collecting mosquito vector species. In addition, trap heights were examined to determine the optimal vertical placement to target various species. We evaluated the results during the second year by targeting selected species by using various habitat–height–bait combinations. Although Culex erraticus Dyar & Knab and Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say were not successfully targeted, Culex salinarius Coquillett, Aedes vexans Meigen, Anopheles bradleyi/crucians King, Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, Aedes sollicitans Walker, and Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann were preferentially captured using targeted trapping schemes.

Scott M. Shone, Gregory E. Glass, and Douglas E. Norris "Targeted Trapping of Mosquito Vectors in the Chesapeake Bay Area of Maryland," Journal of Medical Entomology 43(2), 151-158, (1 March 2006). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0151:TTOMVI]2.0.CO;2
Received: 1 July 2005; Accepted: 7 October 2005; Published: 1 March 2006
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KEYWORDS
carbon dioxide
height
light trap
octenol
trapping scheme
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