Development of the Gravid &lt;I&gt;Aedes&lt;/I&gt; Trap for the Capture of Adult Female Container-Exploiting Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Eiras, Álvaro Eduardo; Buhagiar, Tamara S.; Ritchie, Scott A.

doi:10.1603/me13104

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“…Ovitraps have been used to sample Culex [84] and Aedes [85] eggs as well as Culex and Aedes adults [86,87]. For example, an ovitrap with the inside wall treated with a polybutylene adhesive was as effective as a standard ovitrap at detecting Ae.…”

Section: Mosquito Oviposition For Vector Surveillance and Controlmentioning

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Mosquito Oviposition Behavior and Vector Control

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The burden of gene transfer from one mosquito generation to the next falls on the female and her eggs. The selection of an oviposition site that guarantees egg and larval survival is a critical step in the reproductive process. The dangers associated with ephemeral aquatic habitats, lengthy droughts, freezing winters, and the absence of larval nutrition makes careful oviposition site selection by a female mosquito extremely important. Mosquito species exhibit a remarkable diversity of oviposition behaviors that ensure eggs are deposited into microenvironments conducive for successful larval development and the emergence of the next mosquito generation. An understanding of mosquito oviposition behavior is necessary for the development of surveillance and control opportunities directed against specific disease vectors. For example, Aedes aegypti Linnaeus is the vector of viruses causing important human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. The preference of this species to oviposit in natural and artificial containers has facilitated the development of Ae. aegypti-specific surveillance and toxic oviposition traps designed to detect and control this important vector species in and around disease foci. A better understanding of the wide diversity of mosquito oviposition behavior will allow the development of new and innovative surveillance and control devices directed against other important mosquito vectors of human and animal disease.

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“…To harness the potential benefits derived from a larger ovitrap, researchers have recently developed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGO; Figure 1e; [39]) and the Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT; Figure 1d; [42]). The AGO is a large (19 L) black bucket with a relatively large opening (3.8 L black cylindrical entrance) in which an adhesive panel is placed and is baited with 10 L of water-hay infusion.…”

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The State of the Art of Lethal Oviposition Trap-Based Mass Interventions for Arboviral Control

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2017

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The intensifying expansion of arboviruses highlights the need for effective invasive Aedes control. While mass-trapping interventions have long been discredited as inefficient compared to insecticide applications, increasing levels of insecticide resistance, and the development of simple affordable traps that target and kill gravid female mosquitoes, show great promise. We summarize the methodologies and outcomes of recent lethal oviposition trap-based mass interventions for suppression of urban Aedes and their associated diseases. The evidence supports the recommendation of mass deployments of oviposition traps to suppress populations of invasive Aedes, although better measures of the effects on disease control are needed. Strategies associated with successful mass-trap deployments include: (1) high coverage (>80%) of the residential areas; (2) pre-intervention and/or parallel source reduction campaigns; (3) direct involvement of community members for economic long-term sustainability; and (4) use of new-generation larger traps (Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap, AGO; Gravid Aedes Trap, GAT) to outcompete remaining water-holding containers. While to the best of our knowledge all published studies so far have been on Ae. aegypti in resource-poor or tropical settings, we propose that mass deployment of lethal oviposition traps can be used for focused cost-effective control of temperate Ae. albopictus pre-empting arboviral epidemics and increasing participation of residents in urban mosquito control.

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“…In Brazil, a recent study showed significant reduction in abundance of gravid Ae. aegypti by BG-GAT [61]. According to the manufacturer, those traps are effective, practical, affordable, and could be easily deployed as part of IVM.…”

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International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, December 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Vector-borne diseases transmitted by insect vectors such as mosquitoes occur in over 100 countries and affect almost half of the world’s population. Dengue is currently the most prevalent arboviral disease but chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever show increasing prevalence and severity. Vector control, mainly by the use of insecticides, play a key role in disease prevention but the use of the same chemicals for more than 40 years, together with the dissemination of mosquitoes by trade and environmental changes, resulted in the global spread of insecticide resistance. In this context, innovative tools and strategies for vector control, including the management of resistance, are urgently needed. This report summarizes the main outputs of the first international workshop on Insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5–8 December 2016. The primary aims of this workshop were to identify strategies for the development and implementation of standardized insecticide resistance management, also to allow comparisons across nations and across time, and to define research priorities for control of vectors of arboviruses. The workshop brought together 163 participants from 28 nationalities and was accessible, live, through the web (> 70,000 web-accesses over 3 days).

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Development of the Gravid <I>Aedes</I> Trap for the Capture of Adult Female Container-Exploiting Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Cited by 98 publications

References 33 publications

Mosquito Oviposition Behavior and Vector Control

Mosquito Oviposition Behavior and Vector Control

The State of the Art of Lethal Oviposition Trap-Based Mass Interventions for Arboviral Control

International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, December 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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