Description and use of the Harris County Gravid Trap for West Nile virus surveillance 2003-06

James A. Dennett; Taweesak Wuithiranyagool; Martin Reyna-Nava; Adilelkhidir Bala; Robert B. Tesh; Ray E. Parsons; Rudy Bueno

doi:10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[359:DAUOTH]2.0.CO;2

Description and use of the Harris County Gravid Trap for West Nile virus surveillance 2003-06

James A. Dennett, Taweesak Wuithiranyagool, Martin Reyna-Nava, Adilelkhidir Bala, Robert B. Tesh, Ray E. Parsons, Rudy Bueno

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Abstract

The Harris County Gravid Trap (HCGT) used for West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance from 2003-06 is described. The HCGT collected 1,918,483 Culex quinquefasciatus females (over 36,627 periods), with 466,296.37 (8,452.74) yearly. Only 48,094 Aedes albopictus females (over 15,139 periods) were collected, with 10,277.79 (3,260.33) yearly. The highest mosquito production occurred in July for Cx. quinquefasciatus (63,851.25 ± 0.13), and for Ae. albopictus (2,981.80 ± 0.09). Integrating gravid traps within our program has increased our ability to detect WNV efficiently in both species.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	359-362
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[359:DAUOTH]2.0.CO;2
State	Published - Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aedes albopictus
Culex quinquefasciatus
Gravid trap
Infusion
Ovipositional attractant
West Nile virus

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Insect Science

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