| Efficacy of commercial mosquito traps in capturing phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Egypt. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 21175070 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Four types of commercial mosquito control traps, the Mosquito Magnet Pro (MMP), the Sentinel 360 (S360), the BG-Sentinel (BGS), and the Mega-Catch Ultra (MCU), were compared with a standard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light trap for efficacy in collecting phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a small farming village in the Nile River Valley 10 km north of Aswan, Egypt. Each trap was baited with either carbon dioxide (CO2) from combustion of butane gas (MMP), dry ice (CDC and BGS traps), light (MCU and S360), or dry ice and light (CDC). Traps were rotated through five sites in a5 x 5 Latin square design, repeated four times during the height of the sand fly season (June, August, and September 2007) at a site where 94% of sand flies in past collections were Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli). A total of 6,440 sand flies was collected, of which 6,037 (93.7%) were P. papatasi. Of the CO2-baited traps, the BGS trap collected twice as many P. papatasi as the MMP and CDC light traps, and at least three times more P. papatasi than the light-only MCU and S360 traps (P < 0.05). Mean numbers (+/- SE) of P. papatasi captured per trap night were as follows: BGS 142.1 (+/- 45.8) > MMP 56.8 (+/- 9.0) > CDC 52.3 (+/- 6.1) > MCU 38.2 (+/- 6.4) > S360 12.6 (+/- 1.8). Results indicate that several types of commercial traps are suitable substitutes for the CDC light trap in sand fly surveillance programs. |
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Authors:
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D F Hoel; D L Kline; J A Hogsette; U R Bernier; S S El-Hossary; H A Hanafi; N Watany; E Y Fawaz; B D Furman; P J Obenauer; D E Szumlas |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical entomology Volume: 47 ISSN: 0022-2585 ISO Abbreviation: J. Med. Entomol. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-22 Completed Date: 2011-01-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375400 Medline TA: J Med Entomol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1179-84 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Medical Entomology Collaborations, Navy Marine Corps Public Health Center Detachment, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA. David.Hoel@ars.usda.gov |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Animals Carbon Dioxide Egypt Insect Control / instrumentation* Light Psychodidae / physiology* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide |
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