Mark-release-recapture methods were used to compare Aedes polynesiensis Marks adult numbers and dispersal between dry and wet seasons in a closed population on a small island (motu) in French Polynesia. Females were more than three times more common during wet (December 2008) than dry (May 2007) season samplings although high numbers of vectors were collected during both seasons. Lincoln—Petersen estimates for Ae. polynesiensis females on the motu were 6,055 per hectare for the dry season and 18,860 per hectare for the wet season. Marked females dispersed rapidly to all parts of the motu and survived until recaptures on days 1–5 after release. Males were not adequately sampled using human sentinels or Biogent Sentinel traps.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 September 2012
Estimation of Population Size and Dispersal of Aedes polynesiensis on Toamaro motu, French Polynesia
David R. Mercer,
Jerome Marie,
Herve Bossin,
Marc Faaruia,
Albert Tetuanui,
Michel Cheong Sang,
Stephen L. Dobson
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
It is not available for individual sale.
This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
It is not available for individual sale.

Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 49 • No. 5
September 2012
Vol. 49 • No. 5
September 2012
French Polynesia
Lincoln-Petersen Index
mark-release-recapture
mosquito vector population