Can Mosquito Magnet® substitute for human-landing catches to sample anopheline populations?

Rubio-Palis, Yasmín; Moreno, José A.; Sánchez, Víctor Manuel Muñoz; Estrada, Yarys; Anaya, William; Bevilacqua, Mariapía; Cárdenas, Lya; Martínez, Ángela; Medina, Domingo

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762012000400017

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“…Several models of mosquito magnet have been constructed with the purpose of removing mosquitoes from human environments (Rubio-Palis et al 2012), and multiple studies have addressed the potential of using the mosquito magnet for entomological surveillance (Pucci 2003, Xue et al 2010, Kitau et al 2010, Sá and Sallum 2013. Kitau et al (2010) tested the effectiveness of the Mosquito Magnet Liberty Plus with Lurex3 combined with chemical mosquito repellents in humans in Tanzania.…”

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“…The authors deÞne the study design as an experimental "pushÐpull" model, with repellents reducing contact between humans and mosquitoes and the mosquito magnet removing them from the household environment. Regarding the use of mosquito magnet traps for surveillance, Rubio-Palis et al (2012) show that the mosquito magnet can be used to replace human landing collections if the major focus is to assess the involvement of mosquito species in the dynamics of pathogen transmission to humans.…”

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“…For example, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light traps (CDC-LT) have been largely used worldwide in studies of mosquito vector species in natural environments (Hutchings et al 2005(Hutchings et al , 2011(Hutchings et al , 2013Laporta and Sallum 2011), rural areas (Forattini et al 1978, Cardoso et al 2011, and urban areas (Reisen et al 1991). Other studies have compared the performances of distinct mosquito magnet models with human landing catch collections in malaria endemic areas of French Guiana (Dusfour et al 2013) and Venezuela (Rubio-Palis et al 2012). In rural areas of the Atlantic Forest domain in Brazil, the performance of the Mosquito Magnet Independency (MMI) trap was compared with the use of CDC-LT and CDC plus Lurex3 and CO 2 (CDC-A) as attractants (Sá and Sallum 2013).…”

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Effectiveness of Mosquito Magnet in Preserved Area on the Coastal Atlantic Rainforest: Implication for Entomological Surveillance

Chaves¹,

Laporta²,

Sallum³

2014

J Med Entomol

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A variety of traps are used for sampling, surveillance, and monitoring of mosquito vector species associated with parasite and pathogen transmission. Here, we assessed the performance of the Mosquito Magnet Independence trap with Lurex3 (MMI), by comparing its effectiveness with those of a Centers forDisease Control and Prevention light trap (CDC-LT) and CDC with CO2 and Lurex3 (CDC-A) in a dense tropical rainforest. Multivariate generalized linear models revealed significant differences among the traps regarding mosquito composition and abundance (deviance = 768; P = 0.016). Variance analyses indicated that the MMI captured significantly more mosquitoes compared with CDC-LT (P < 0.01) and CDC-A (P < 0.03). The abundance values did not significantly differ between the CDC-LT and CDC-A traps (P = 0.7). Mosquito species richness was higher from the MMI than from the CDC-LT and CDC-A traps. Furthermore, medically important mosquito species captured by the three traps showed high association with MMI. These results suggest the potential to use the MMI in studies aiming to obtain entomological surveillance information about medically important mosquitoes that occur in tropical rainforest areas. The MMI could also be used in faunal studies focusing on increasing knowledge about mosquito diversity. Considering the present positive results, the effectiveness of the MMI should additionally be evaluated in other Brazilian natural ecosystems. Further studies are also needed to address demographic data from the mosquito population sampled by the MMI.

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Effectiveness of Mosquito Magnet in Preserved Area on the Coastal Atlantic Rainforest: Implication for Entomological Surveillance

Chaves¹,

Laporta²,

Sallum³

2014

J Med Entomol

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“…darlingi and 63% for Anopheles nuneztovari Gabaldon (Rubio-Palis et al 2012). The software SPSS v. 15.0.1 (2006) was used for data analysis.…”

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Malaria entomological risk factors in relation to land cover in the Lower Caura River Basin, Venezuela

Rubio-Palis

Bevilacqua

Medina

et al. 2013

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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“…Mechanical traps have been developed to substitute for the HLC [4]. Such traps may contain attractive stimuli that lure mosquitoes to the collection site.…”

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Development and optimization of the Suna trap as a tool for mosquito monitoring and control

Hiscox

Otieno

Kibet

et al. 2014

Malar J

124

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BackgroundMonitoring of malaria vector populations provides information about disease transmission risk, as well as measures of the effectiveness of vector control. The Suna trap is introduced and evaluated with regard to its potential as a new, standardized, odour-baited tool for mosquito monitoring and control.MethodsDual-choice experiments with female Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in a laboratory room and semi-field enclosure, were used to compare catch rates of odour-baited Suna traps and MM-X traps. The relative performance of the Suna trap, CDC light trap and MM-X trap as monitoring tools was assessed inside a human-occupied experimental hut in a semi-field enclosure. Use of the Suna trap as a tool to prevent mosquito house entry was also evaluated in the semi-field enclosure. The optimal hanging height of Suna traps was determined by placing traps at heights ranging from 15 to 105 cm above ground outside houses in western Kenya.ResultsIn the laboratory the mean proportion of An. gambiae s.l. caught in the Suna trap was 3.2 times greater than the MM-X trap (P < 0.001), but the traps performed equally in semi-field conditions (P = 0.615). As a monitoring tool , the Suna trap outperformed an unlit CDC light trap (P < 0.001), but trap performance was equal when the CDC light trap was illuminated (P = 0.127). Suspending a Suna trap outside an experimental hut reduced entry rates by 32.8% (P < 0.001). Under field conditions, suspending the trap at 30 cm above ground resulted in the greatest catch sizes (mean 25.8 An. gambiae s.l. per trap night).ConclusionsThe performance of the Suna trap equals that of the CDC light trap and MM-X trap when used to sample An. gambiae inside a human-occupied house under semi-field conditions. The trap is effective in sampling mosquitoes outside houses in the field, and the use of a synthetic blend of attractants negates the requirement of a human bait. Hanging a Suna trap outside a house can reduce An. gambiae house entry and its use as a novel tool for reducing malaria transmission risk will be evaluated in peri-domestic settings in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Can Mosquito Magnet® substitute for human-landing catches to sample anopheline populations?

Cited by 25 publications

References 16 publications

Effectiveness of Mosquito Magnet in Preserved Area on the Coastal Atlantic Rainforest: Implication for Entomological Surveillance

Effectiveness of Mosquito Magnet in Preserved Area on the Coastal Atlantic Rainforest: Implication for Entomological Surveillance

Malaria entomological risk factors in relation to land cover in the Lower Caura River Basin, Venezuela

Development and optimization of the Suna trap as a tool for mosquito monitoring and control

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