During the summer of 2004, 3 field studies were performed to evaluate the Mosquito Magnet ProTM trap with and without 1-octen-3-ol (octenol) in enhancing collections of Aedes albopictus (Skuse). At Field Site 1, 1,501 Ae. albopictus were collected, with 89% collected with octenol. At Field Site 2, 570 Ae. albopictus were collected, with 86% collected with octenol. Aedes albopictus collections were significantly enhanced in both preliminary Field Trials 1 and 2 (P < 0.03). There was a 3-fold increase in collections of Anopheles punctipennis and an 18-fold increase in collections of Ae. vexans at Field Site 2. At Field Site 3, 5,571 were Ae. albopictus, with 75% collected with octenol. Results from the 3rd field trial indicated that Ae. albopictus (P < 0.03), Coquillettida perturbans (P < 0.01), and Ochlerotatus triseriatus (P < 0.03) were significantly more attracted to traps supplemented with octenol than to traps operating without octenol. There was a 2.4-, 6-, and 3.5-fold increase in collections of Ae. albopictus with octenol in Field Trials 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
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EVALUATION OF THE MOSQUITO MAGNET PROTM TRAP WITH AND WITHOUT 1-OCTEN-3-OL FOR COLLECTING AEDES ALBOPICTUS AND OTHER URBAN MOSQUITOES
Whitney A. Qualls,
GARY R. MULLEN
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Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
Vol. 23 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 23 • No. 2
June 2007
Aedes albopictus
Coquillettida perturbans
Culicidae
Diptera
Ochlerotatus triseriatus
octenol