Evaluation of Five Trapping Systems for the Surveillance of Gravid Mosquitoes in Prince Georges County, Maryland

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

254-260

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - P. Wesley McCardle, Raplph E. Webb, Beth B. Norden, Jeffrey R. Aldrich

 

Abstract

Five mosquito trapping systems were evaluated in a large wildlife research center containingextensive and diverse mosquito-breeding habitat. The systems evaluated included Centers for Disease Control(CDC) New Standard Miniature Light traps with and without CO2 (dry ice), CDC gravid traps, partially open1.8-m3 cages, and Fay-Prince traps baited with CO2. The first 4 trap systems...

Notes

Author(s) - P. Wesley McCardle, Raplph E. Webb, Beth B. Norden, Jeffrey R. Aldrich