A new tent trap for monitoring the daily activity of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Issue 2 (December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: CasasMartínez, Mauricio; OrozcoBonilla, Arnoldo; MuñozReyes, Miguel; UlloaGarcía, Armando; Bond, J. Guillermo; ValleMora, Javier; Weber, Manuel; Rojas, Julio C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of vector ecology. Volume 38:Issue 2(2013:Dec.)
• Page Start: 277
• Page End: 288
• Publication Date: 2013-12
• Subjects: Arthropod vectors -- Ecology -- Periodicals; Animals as carriers of disease -- Periodicals; Animal ecology -- Periodicals; Host-parasite relationships -- Periodicals; Pests -- Control -- Periodicals; 571.986
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12041.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1081-1710

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>In this study, we designed a new tent trap; the BioDiVector (BDV) tent trap, consisting of two rectangular tents that use human bait without endangering the technical personnel. The daily activity pattern of <italic>Aedes aegypti</italic> and <italic>Aedes albopictus</italic> in intra, peri, and extradomiciliary sites was studied in an endemic area of dengue in southern Mexico by using the BDV tent trap. Totals of 3, 128 individuals of <italic>Ae</italic>. <italic>aegypti</italic> and 833 <italic>Ae</italic>. <italic>albopictus</italic> were captured. More <italic>Ae</italic>. <italic>aegypti</italic> males than females were caught, while the opposite was true with <italic>Ae</italic>. <italic>albopictus</italic>. The activity of both mosquito species was affected by the interaction between the collection site and time of day. In general, more individuals of both mosquito species were captured at the extradomicillary sites than at the peri and intradomicillary sites. Mosquitoes showed two peaks of activity, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, but in general this only occurred at the extradomicillary sites, whereas no peak of activity was observed at the intra and peridomicillary sites. Overall, <italic>Ae</italic>. <italic>aegypti</italic> had a higher indirect biting rate than <italic>Ae</italic>. <italic>albopictus</italic>. Finally, due to its efficiency, simplicity, and low cost, we suggest the use of this innovative tool for entomological surveillance, bionomics and vector incrimination studies in geographical areas where dengue and other arboviruses are present.</p> </abstract>