Assessment of entomological indicators of Aedes aegypti (L.) from adult and egg collections in São Paulo, Brazil

Olfaction in vector-host interactions

“…It is also labour intensive and results may be affected by the efficiency of field technicians (Clark et al 1994. Using backpack aspirators is therefore usually considered more for research than for routine activities of dengue control programmes (Favaro et al 2008).…”

“…In Brazil, the sensitivity of the sticky trap was compared with manual aspirations (Nasci 1981) to detect the presence of A. aegypti females during the rainy season for 23 weeks and it was concluded that the sensitivities of both methods were similar (Favaro et al 2008). The authors pointed out that the relative efficiency of use of the MosquiTRAP was 30 traps per person per day whereas that of manual aspirators was five collections per person per day.…”

“…Several studies have been conducted to compare the sensitivity of the sticky trap with that of the ovitrap (Facchinelli et al 2007, Fávaro et al 2006, Honorio et al 2009, Lourenço-de-Oliveira et al 2008) and the aspirator (Favaro et al 2008 In the collection of mosquitoes in general, the most effective attractant is carbon dioxide (Chapter 5, this volume). For the highly anthropophilic Ae.…”

Preliminary evaluation of the "Dengue-MI" technology for Aedes aegyptimonitoring and control

“…The method also requires laboratory personnel and only allows quantifying the number of eggs deposited, thus hindering estimation of the vector population density in a given area 4 . The backpack aspirator 9 and Nasci aspirator 10 have been used to capture resting adult Ae. aegypti, mainly outdoors, but with limitations, especially because the method is laborintensive and intrusive.…”

Entomological indicators during transmission season of dengue in Silvassa (India)

“…Workers like Dibo et al 2008;Fávaro et al 2008 andSteffler et al 2011 have established positive correlation relation between entomological indicators and incidence of dengue fever.…”