Comparative evaluation of light-trap catches, electric motor mosquito catches and human biting catches of Anopheles in the Three Gorges Reservoir |
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| Authors: | Duo-quan Wang Lin-hua Tang Zhen-cheng Gu Xiang Zheng Man-ni Yang Wei-kang Jiang |
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| Institution: | National Institute of Parasitic Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Center for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasia, Shanghai, China. |
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| Abstract: | The mosquito sampling efficiency of light-trap catches and electric motor mosquito catches were compared with that of human biting catches in the Three Gorges Reservoir. There was consistency in the sampling efficiency between light-trap catches and human biting catches for Anopheles sinensis (r?=?0.82, P<0.01) and light-trap catches were 1.52 (1.35–1.71) times that of human biting catches regardless of mosquito density (r?=?0.33, P>0.01), while the correlation between electric motor mosquito catches and human biting catches was found to be not statistically significant (r?=?0.43, P>0.01) and its sampling efficiency was below that of human biting catches. It is concluded that light-traps can be used as an alternative to human biting catches of Anopheles sinensis in the study area and is a promising tool for sampling malaria vector populations. |
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