Assessment of the Suna trap for sampling mosquitoes indoors and outdoors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Entomological monitoring is important for public health because it provides data on the distribution, abundance and host-seeking behaviour of disease vectors. Various methods for sampling mosquitoes exist, most of which are biased towards, or specifically target, certain portions of a mosquito population. This study assessed the Suna trap, an odour-baited trap for sampling host-seeking mosquitoes both indoors and outdoors.

Methods

Two separate field experiments were conducted in villages in southern Malawi. The efficiency of the Suna trap in sampling mosquitoes was compared to that of the human landing catch (HLC) indoors and outdoors and the Centers for Disease, Control and Prevention Light Trap (CDC-LT) indoors. Potential competition between two Suna traps durin

SUBMITTER: Mburu MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6387520 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature