The Effect of Sound Lure Frequency and Habitat Type on Male Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Capture Rates With the Male Aedes Sound Trap

The global distribution of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is rapidly expanding which has contributed to the emergence and re-emergence of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks. Improvements in vector surveillance are necessary to facilitate optimized, evidence-based vector control operations. Current trapping...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2021-03, Vol.58 (2), p.708-716
Main Authors: Swan, Tom, Russell, Tanya L., Burkot, Thomas R., Liu, Jianyi, Ritchie, Scott A., Staunton, Kyran M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aedes
Aedes - physiology
Aedes albopictus
Animal behavior
Animals
Aquatic insects
Dengue fever
Ecosystem
Male
Males
Masts
Mosquito Control - methods
mosquito surveillance
Mosquito Vectors
Mosquitoes
Permethrin
SAMPLING, DISTRIBUTION, DISPERSAL
Sound
sound lure
Surveillance
Vector-borne diseases
wing beat frequency
Woodlands
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Summary:The global distribution of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is rapidly expanding which has contributed to the emergence and re-emergence of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks. Improvements in vector surveillance are necessary to facilitate optimized, evidence-based vector control operations. Current trapping technology used to target Ae. albopictus and other Aedes species for vector surveillance are limited in both scale and scope, thus novel tools are required. Here, we evaluated the Male Aedes Sound Trap (MAST) for its capacity to sample male Ae. albopictus. Aims of this study were twofold: 1) to determine the most effective frequency for capturing male Ae. albopictus and 2) to investigate fine-scale variations in male Ae. albopictus abundance. MASTs which produced sound lure frequencies between 500 and 650 Hz captured significantly more male Ae. albopictus than those with sound lure frequencies set to 450 Hz. Further, the higher sound lure frequency of 700 Hz significantly reduced catches relative to 650 Hz. MASTs placed in woodland habitats captured significantly more male Ae. albopictus than MASTs placed near houses. These results provide baseline information for optimizing sound lure frequencies and placement of the MAST to sample male Ae. albopictus in remote areas.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjaa242