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1 September 2011 Efficacy of Ovitrap Colors and Patterns for Attracting Aedes albopictus at Suburban Field Sites in North-Central Florida
David F. Hoel, Peter J. Obenauer, Marah Clark, Richard Smith, Tony H. Hughes, Ryan T. Larson, Joseph W. Diclaro, Sandra A. Allan
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Abstract

We sought to visually enhance the attractiveness of a standard black ovitrap routinely used in surveillance of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, and now being used as lethal ovitraps in Ae. aegypti dengue control programs. Black plastic drinking cups (ovitraps) were visually altered to offer field populations of gravid female Ae. albopictus 6 different oviposition site choices. Trials were conducted at 3 field locations in Gainesville, Orange Park, and Jacksonville, FL, during July–August 2009. A black glossy cup served as the control and was tested against 5 cup choices consisting of white, blue, orange, or black-and-white contrasting patterns (checkered or vertically striped). Means (SE) of eggs collected over 6 wk for each choice were: black 122.53 (9.63) > blue 116.74 (10.74) > checkered 101.84 (9.53) > orange 97.15 (7.95) > striped 84.62 (8.17) > white 81.84 (8.74). Black ovitraps outperformed competing colored and contrasting patterned ovicups with respect to choice from gravid Ae. albopictus seeking artificial oviposition sites.

David F. Hoel, Peter J. Obenauer, Marah Clark, Richard Smith, Tony H. Hughes, Ryan T. Larson, Joseph W. Diclaro, and Sandra A. Allan "Efficacy of Ovitrap Colors and Patterns for Attracting Aedes albopictus at Suburban Field Sites in North-Central Florida," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 27(3), 245-251, (1 September 2011). https://doi.org/10.2987/11-6121.1
Published: 1 September 2011
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KEYWORDS
Aedes albopictus
color
oviposition
ovitraps
visual cues
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