Comparison of automatic traps to capture mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in rural areas in the tropical Atlantic rainforest

Autor(es)

Rodrigues de Sa, Ivy Luizi ^[1] ; Mureb Sallum, Maria Anice ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, BR-01255 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 108, n. 8, p. 1014+, DEC 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

In several countries, surveillance of insect vectors is accomplished with automatic traps. This study addressed the performance of Mosquito Magnet (R) Independence (MMI) in comparison with those of CDC with CO2 and lactic acid (CDC-A) and CDC light trap (CDC-LT). The collection sites were in a rural region located in a fragment of secondary tropical Atlantic rainforest, southeastern Brazil. Limatus durhami and Limatus flavisetosus were the dominant species in the MMI, whereas Ochlerotatus scapularis was most abundant in CDC-A. Culex ribeirensis and Culex sacchettae were dominant species in the CDC-LT. Comparisons among traps were based on diversity indices. Results from the diversity analyses showed that the MMI captured a higher abundance of mosquitoes and that the species richness estimated with it was higher than with CDC-LT. Contrasting, difference between MMI and CDC-A was not statistically significant. Consequently, the latter trap seems to be both an alternative for the MMI and complementary to it for ecological studies and entomological surveillance. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 05/53973-0 - Sistemática de Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Beneficiário: Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 11/20397-7 - Taxonomia morfológica e molecular e filogenia do subgênero Nyssorhynchus do gênero Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae), com ênfase especial em Anopheles darlingi da Mata Atlântica
• Beneficiário: Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 10/14268-7 - Amostragem de culicídeos com o emprego de armadilha Mosquito Magnet Pro em área agrícola de Pariquera Açu,Vale do Ribeira, São Paulo, Brasil.
• Beneficiário: Ivy Luizi Rodrigues de Sá
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado