Australian Journal of Entomology (2009) 48, 53-59

Cassie C. Jansen, Paul Zborowski, Scott A. Ritchie and Andrew F. van den Hurk (2009)
Efficacy of bird-baited traps placed at different heights for collecting ornithophilic mosquitoes in eastern Queensland, Australia
Australian Journal of Entomology 48 (1), 53-59
Abstract: To compare the efficacy of bird-baited traps with standard CO₂-baited Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps for collecting ornithophilic mosquito species, seven Latin square trials were conducted at six urban sites in Cairns and Brisbane, Australia. Traps were placed 1 m above ground level and 5-10 m according to tree canopy height. CO₂-baited CDC traps consistently collected more mosquitoes of all species than the bird-baited traps at all locations. In Brisbane, CO₂-baited CDC traps placed at ground level collected significantly more Culex annulirostris Skuse than those at canopy height during two trials, and more Aedes vigilax (Skuse) and Ae. procax (Skuse) during one trial each. Conversely, in Cairns, CO₂-baited CDC traps placed in the tree canopy collected significantly more Cx. squamosus (Taylor) during two trials, and significantly more Aedeomyia catasticta Knab and Cx. cubiculi Marks during one trial each. Consistently low yields of ornithophilic species including Cx. australicus Dobrotworsky and Drummond and Cx. quinquefasciatus Say in all traps tested suggests the need to employ alternative trapping measures to target these species in urban areas.
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Database assignments for author(s): Scott A. Ritchie

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex quinquefasciatus		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Culex annulirostris		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Aedes procax		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Aedes vigilax		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Culex australicus		Australia (NT+QLD)