Irish S.R., Moore S.J., Bruce J., Birkett M.A., Cameron M.M.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom; Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene, Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom; Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo Research and Training Centre, PO Box 74, Bagamoyo, Tanzania; Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2jQ, United Kingdom
Irish, S.R., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom, Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene, Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom; Moore, S.J., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom, Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo Research and Training Centre, PO Box 74, Bagamoyo, Tanzania; Bruce, J., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom; Birkett, M.A., Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2jQ, United Kingdom; Cameron, M.M., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
Gravid traps are useful tools for monitoring vector-borne pathogens in mosquitoes, particularly for those pathogens transmitted by Culex quinquefasciatus Say. One of the primary challenges in the use of gravid traps is the necessity of the inclusion of an oviposition attractant, usually an infusion of organic material, which changes in attractiveness over time. However, a standardized lure, using nonanal and trimethylamine (N + TMA), has been developed and is commercially available. The N + TMA lure was tested against grass infusion and tap water in Tanzania, where Cx. quinquefasciatus is a vector of lymphatic filariasis. Traps baited with grass infusion collected significantly more mosquitoes than N + TMA-baited traps, which collected significantly more than traps baited with tap water. The advantages and disadvantages of the standardized lure are discussed. © 2013 Entomological Society of America.
aldehyde; insect attractants; methylamine; nonanal; pheromone; trimethylamine; animal; article; Culex; drug effect; equipment; evaluation; female; male; methodology; mosquito; physiology; Aldehydes; Animals; Culex; Female; Male; Methylamines; Mosquito Control; Pheromones; Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus; Culicidae; Diptera