Development of an exposure-free bednet trap for sampling Afrotropical malaria vectors

An exposure‐free bednet trap (the ‘Mbita trap’) for sampling of Afrotropical malaria vectors was developed during preliminary studies of mosquito behaviour around human‐occupied bednets. Its mosquito sampling efficiency was compared to the CDC miniature light‐trap and human landing catches under sem...

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Published in:Medical and veterinary entomology 2002-03, Vol.16 (1), p.67-74
Main Authors: Mathenge, E. M., Killeen, G. F., Oulo, D. O., Irungu, L. W., Ndegwa, P. N., Knols, B. G. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Animals
Anopheles - parasitology
Anopheles - physiology
Anopheles gambiae
bednets
CDC light trap
entomological inoculation rate
Female
human-landing catch
Humans
Insect Bites and Stings - prevention & control
Insect Vectors - parasitology
Insect Vectors - physiology
Kenya
Light
malaria
Malaria - prevention & control
Malaria - transmission
Mbita trap
Mosquito Control - methods
mosquito sampling
Population Dynamics
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Summary:An exposure‐free bednet trap (the ‘Mbita trap’) for sampling of Afrotropical malaria vectors was developed during preliminary studies of mosquito behaviour around human‐occupied bednets. Its mosquito sampling efficiency was compared to the CDC miniature light‐trap and human landing catches under semi‐field conditions in a screen‐walled greenhouse using laboratory‐reared Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae). When compared in a competitive manner (side by side), the Mbita trap caught 4.1 ± 0.5 times as many mosquitoes as the CDC light‐trap, hung beside an occupied bednet (P 
ISSN:0269-283X
1365-2915
DOI:10.1046/j.0269-283x.2002.00350.x