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1 March 2015 Comparison of BG-Sentinel® Trap and Oviposition Cups for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Surveillance in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Jennifer A. Wright, Ryan T. Larson, Alec G. Richardson, Noel M. Cote, Craig A. Stoops, Marah Clark, Peter J. Obenauer
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Abstract

The BG-Sentinel® (BGS) trap and oviposition cups (OCs) have both proven effective in the surveillance of Aedes species. This study aimed to determine which of the 2 traps could best characterize the relative population sizes of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti in an urban section of Jacksonville, FL. Until 1986, Ae. aegypti was considered the dominant container-breeding species in urban northeastern Florida. Since the introduction of Ae. albopictus, Ae. aegypti has become almost completely extirpated. In 2011, a resurgence of Ae. aegypti was detected in the urban areas of Jacksonville; thus this study initially set out to determine the extent of Ae. aegypti reintroduction to the area. We determined that the BGS captured a greater number of adult Ae. aegypti than Ae. albopictus, while OCs did not monitor significantly different numbers of either species, even in areas where the BGS traps suggested a predominance of one species over the other. Both traps were effective at detecting Aedes spp.; however, the BGS proved more diverse by detecting over 20 other species as well. Our results show that in order to accurately determine vectorborne disease threats and the impact of control operations on these 2 species, multiple trapping techniques should be utilized when studying Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus population dynamics.

2015 by The American Mosquito Control Association, Inc.
Jennifer A. Wright, Ryan T. Larson, Alec G. Richardson, Noel M. Cote, Craig A. Stoops, Marah Clark, and Peter J. Obenauer "Comparison of BG-Sentinel® Trap and Oviposition Cups for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Surveillance in Jacksonville, Florida, USA," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 31(1), 26-31, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.2987/14-6434R.1
Published: 1 March 2015
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KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
BG-Sentinel
dengue
Florida
oviposition cup surveillance
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