ArticleMalaria journal2020
Lure, retain, and catch malaria mosquitoes. How heat and humidity improve odour-baited trap performance.
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- The MTego trap: a potential tool for monitoring malaria and arbovirus vectors.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
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- Transcriptome profiles of Anopheles gambiae harboring natural low-level Plasmodium infection reveal adaptive advantages for the mosquito.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Mosquito Magnet and other collection tools for Anopheles mosquito vectors of simian malaria.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhen seeking a human for a blood meal, mosquitoes use several cues to detect and find their hosts. From this knowledge, counter-flow odour-baited traps have been developed that use a combination of CO
methodsThis study investigated how close-range host cues affect the flight behaviour of Anopheles female malaria mosquitoes around odour-baited traps, and how this affects trap capture performance. For this, a novel counter-flow odour-baited trap was developed, the M-Tego. In addition to the usual CO
resultsWith heat and humidity present, the M-Tego captured significantly more mosquitoes as capture percentages almost doubled. Comparing the flight behaviour around the M-Tego with variable close-range host cues showed that when these cues were present, flying mosquitoes were more attracted to the trap and spent more time there. In addition, the M-Tego was found to have a better capture mechanism than the BG-Suna, most likely because it does not elicit previously observed upward avoiding manoeuvres.
conclusionsResults suggest that adding heat and humidity to an odour-baited trap lures more mosquitoes close to the trap and retains them there longer, resulting in higher capture performance. These findings support the development of control tools for fighting mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria.
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