Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 2:47 PM
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Size matters: Mosquito sampling in natural and artificial resting sites
Nathan D. Burkett, burkend@auburn.edu1, Micky D. Eubanks, eubanmd@auburn.edu1, and Thomas R. Unnasch, tunnasch@uab.edu2. (1) Auburn University, Department of Entomology, 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, AL, (2) University of Alabama - Birmingham, Dept. of Medicine/Division of Geographic Medicine, Bevill Biomedical Research Building (BBRB), #538, 845 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL
Five types of resting containers were compared for their effectiveness in attracting resting-site seeking mosquitoes at a wetland habitat in Tuskegee National Forest, Macon Co., AL, USA. Of the 5 types of resting containers assayed (15 L wooden boxes, 15 L fiber planter pots, 130 L plastic garbage cans, small (8-20 L) tree cavities and large (40-130 L) tree cavities) the largest types, garbage cans and large tree cavities, produced the greatest catches of female mosquitoes via vacuum aspiration. A combination of these 2 resting sites yielded the greatest abundance and variety of mosquitoes at this site.
Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Culex erraticus
Species 2: Diptera Culicidae Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Species 3: Diptera Culicidae Culex peccator
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