Autor(es): Fávaro Eliane A; Dibo Margareth R; Mondini Adriano; Ferreira Aline C; Barbosa Angelita A C; Eiras Alvaro E; Barata Eudina A M F; Chiaravalloti-Neto Francisco

Resumo: We examined the best location in a house to install MosquiTRAPs, sticky ovitraps that attract and capture Aedes aegypti females and investigated the physiological state of captured female mosquitoes. The study was performed in a twenty-block area in Mirassol, S?o Paulo State, Brazil, in which five blocks were randomly chosen for MosquiTRAP installation. In each block, four houses were selected for the installation of eight traps: four indoors (bedroom, living room, bathroom, and kitchen) and four outdoors in the shade (two at the front of the house and two in the backyard). These houses were visited over an eight-week period. The outdoor MosquiTRAPs captured five times more females than indoor traps and appeared to be the best places to install MosquiTRAPs. There were no significant differences among indoor sites or among outdoor sites with respect to the number of females captured. The capacity of the MosquiTRAP to capture a large number of gravid Ae. aegypti females reinforces its potential as an entomological surveillance tool in dengue control programs.

Palavras-Chave: Aedes aegypti; Sticky ovitraps; Mosquito surveillance; Physiological state.

Imprenta: Journal of Vector Ecology, v. 31, n. 2, p. 285-291, 2006

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de publicação: 2006

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