Sticky BR-OVT: A Trap to Collect Culicids Eggs and Adult Mosquitoes | Chapter 8 | Current Trends in Disease and Health Vol. 3
Introduction: Culex
quinquefasciatus is a mosquito of importance to
public health, as it represents a potential risk for the transmission of
pathogens to humans, such as some arthropod-borne viruses and nematodes that
cause filariasis. In Brazil, three municipalities in Pernambuco (state of Northeast
of Brazil) that are endemic for lymphatic filariasis conducted control actions
targeting this vector. With the aim of contributing novel C. quinquefasciatus collection strategies, a sticky trap capable of
collecting eggs and imprisoning mosquitoes was investigated.
Methods: We adapted the oviposition BR-OVT trap to collect culicids
eggs and adult C. quinquefasciatus and
evaluated the performance of the sticky BR-OVT trap in two neighborhoods of
Olinda-PE-Brazil (Caixa d’Água and Passarinho) between August 2011 and June
2012. Sixty traps were installed in the indoor areas of residences in the two
districts.
Author(s) Details
Morgana do
Nascimento Xavier
Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego,
s/n - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE, 50670-420, Brasil.
Eloína Maria
de Mendonça Santos
Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo
Cruz, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE,
50670-420,Brasil.
Ana Paula
Alves da Silva
Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de
Pernambuco, Av. Gregório Ferraz Nogueira, s/n, Serra Talhada - PE, Brasil.
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