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Seasonal prevalence of mosquitoes collected from light traps in the Republic of Korea in 2003
Author(s) -
KIM Heung Chul,
CHONG Sung Tae,
O’BRIEN Lisa L.,
O’GUINN Monica L.,
TURELL Michael J.,
LEE HeeChoon,
KLEIN Terry A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2006.00024.x
Subject(s) - aedes vexans , biology , anopheles sinensis , culex tritaeniorhynchus , veterinary medicine , anopheles , culex , culex pipiens , aedes , malaria , ecology , mosquito control , larva , japanese encephalitis , virology , immunology , medicine , encephalitis , virus
Surveillance of adult mosquitoes was conducted at 29 US military installations and training sites in six provinces in the Republic of Korea during 2003. Adult mosquitoes were collected in New Jersey light traps and dry ice‐baited New Jersey light traps from 1 May to 15 October. Mosquito surveillance was conducted to determine threshold levels to initiate pesticide applications and identify malaria infection rates at selected army installations and training sites. A total of 42 024 adult mosquitoes (32 594 females [77.6%] and 9430 males [22. 4%]) comprising 14 species and Anopheles sinensis s.l. (a complex of five species), representing seven genera, were collected. The most common species were members of the Anopheles sinensis Wiedemann complex (54.9%), followed by Aedes vexans nipponii (Theobald) (19.0%), Culex pipiens Coquillett (14.3%) and Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles (10.6%). Trap indices varied widely for species over their range, due in part to geographical distribution and degree of association with urban communities.