Effectiveness of autocidal gravid trapping and chemical control in altering abundance and age structure of Aedes albopictus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aedes albopictus is a nuisance pest mosquito of public health importance commonly managed with adulticides and larvicides. We investigated whether adding Gravid Aedes Traps (GATs), Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps (AGOs) or In2Care traps would extend the effectiveness of chemical control methods in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, by combining barrier sprays and larval habitat management (LHM) with each trap type at suburban households. We compared these three treatment groups to untreated controls and to backyards treated only with barrier sprays and LHM. Once a week, for ten weeks, we collected adult mosquitoes at each house using lure-baited surveillance traps and dissected a portion of Ae. albopictus females to determine parity.

Results

Barrier sprays and LHM alone

SUBMITTER: Figurskey AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321977 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature