Field evaluation of a novel trap baited with carbon dioxide produced by yeast for the collection of female aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Mexico

Abstract. A trap made from low-cost materials and using an attractant of a yeast mixture producing carbon dioxide was designed and evaluated to collect adult Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquitoes. The Trap Mosquito Box prototype was tested against the “standards” BG-Sentinel traps and CDC backpack aspirator...

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Main Authors:	Laguna Aguilar, Maricela, Alvarado Moreno, Marcela Selene, Sánchez Rodríguez, Olga Saraí, Ramírez Jiménez, Rocío, Zárate Nahón, Erwy Arvid, Sánchez Casas, Rosa María, Fernández Salas, Ildefonso, Rebollar Téllez, Eduardo Alfonso
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Southwestern Entomological Society 2012
Subjects:	Q Ciencias en General QD Química QH Historia Natural, Biología QP Fisiología QR Microbiología
Online Access:	http://eprints.uanl.mx/6440/1/Field%20Evaluation%20of%20a%20Novel%20Trap%20Baited%20with%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20Produced%20by%20Yeast%20for%20the%20Collection%20of%20Female%20Aedes%20aegypti%20Mosquitoes%20in%20Mexico.pdf