In several countries, surveillance of insect vectors is accomplished with automatic
traps. This study addressed the performance of Mosquito Magnet® Independence (MMI) in
comparison with those of CDC with CO2 and lactic acid (CDC-A) and CDC light trap
(CDC-LT). The collection sites were in a rural region located in a fragment of
secondary tropical Atlantic rainforest, southeastern Brazil. Limatus
durhami and Limatus flavisetosus were the dominant
species in the MMI, whereas Ochlerotatus scapularis was most
abundant in CDC-A. Culex ribeirensis and Culex
sacchettae were dominant species in the CDC-LT. Comparisons among traps
were based on diversity indices. Results from the diversity analyses showed that the
MMI captured a higher abundance of mosquitoes and that the species richness estimated
with it was higher than with CDC-LT. Contrasting, difference between MMI and CDC-A
was not statistically significant. Consequently, the latter trap seems to be both an
alternative for the MMI and complementary to it for ecological studies and
entomological surveillance.
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