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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A simple and efficient tool for trapping gravid Anopheles at breeding sites
Parasites and Vectors, Volume 4, No. 1, Article 125, Year 2011
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Background: No effective tool currently exists for trapping ovipositing malaria vectors. This creates a gap in our ability to investigate the behavior and ecology of gravid Anopheles. Findings. Here we describe a simple trap that collects ovipositing Anopheline and Culicine mosquitoes. It consists of an acetate sheet coated in glue that floats on the water surface. Ten breeding sites were selected in rural Tanzania and 10 sticky traps set in each. These caught a total of 74 gravid Anopheles (54 An. arabiensis, 1 An. gambiae s.s. and 16 unamplified) and 1333 gravid Culicines, in just two trap nights. This simple sampling tool provides an opportunity to further our understanding of the behavior and ecology of gravid female Anophelines. It strongly implies that at least two of the major vectors of malaria in Africa land on the water surface during the oviposition process, and demonstrates that Anophelines and Culicines often share the same breeding sites. Conclusion: This simple and efficient trap has clear potential for the study of oviposition site choice and productivity, gravid dispersal, and vector control techniques which use oviposition behavior as a means of disseminating larvicides. © 2011 Harris et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Harris, Caroline
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Kihonda, Japhet M.
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Lwetoijera, Dickson Wilson
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Dongus, Stefan
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Devine, Gregor J.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Majambere, Silas
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Tanzania, Ifakara
Ifakara Health Institute
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1756-3305-4-125
e-ISSN:
17563305
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Tanzania
Participants Gender
Female