Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2022) 36, 139-148
Linda Jaworski, Felix Sauer, Stephanie Jansen, Egbert Tannich, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ellen Kiel and Renke Lühken (2022)
Artificial resting sites: An alternative sampling method for adult mosquitoes
Medical and Veterinary Entomology 36 (2), 139-148
Abstract: Mosquito collections are commonly conducted with baited traps predominantly attracting host-seeking females. In contrast, resting sites are generally colonized by a broader range of the mosquito population, including a higher proportion of males and blood-engorged females. This study evaluates the sampling success of different artificial resting sites, attached to a deciduous or coniferous tree at different heights. As standard sampling method, carbon dioxide-baited Biogents Sentinel traps (BG traps) were operated in parallel. BG traps caught a higher number of specimens compared to the resting sites. However, the proportion of blood-engorged females and males was higher in resting sites. More Culiseta spp. specimens were collected in resting sites compared to BG traps, but less Aedes spp. specimens. In general, fewer specimens and species were recorded in small resting sites and at top height level compared to medium or large resting sites at medium or ground level. The proportion of males was highest at the ground, while the proportion of engorged females was highest at medium and top level. Due to the higher proportion of blood-engorged females, artificial resting sites are especially useful for studies of host-feeding patterns or xenosurveillance. Low costs and efforts allow a cost-effective increase of the number of resting sites per sampling site to collect more mosquitoes.
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Database assignments for author(s): Renke Lühken
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culex pipiens | Germany | |||
| Aedes vexans | Germany | |||
| Culiseta morsitans | Germany | |||
| Anopheles plumbeus | Germany | |||
| Aedes cantans | Germany | |||
| Aedes punctor | Germany | |||
| Aedes rusticus | Germany | |||
| Culex territans | Germany | |||
| Anopheles maculipennis | Germany | |||
| Culiseta annulata | Germany | |||
| Coquillettidia richiardii | Germany |
