Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are pests of horses, but mosquito trap efficacy data, especially the ability of traps to protect horses, are lacking. Studies were conducted to investigate the comparative attraction between traps and horses, increase trap attraction by adding horse odors to the airstream of a trap, deter...
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| author | Sarah C. Dilling Saundra H. TenBroeck Jerome A. Hogsette Daniel L. Kline |
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| description | Mosquitoes are pests of horses, but mosquito trap efficacy data, especially the ability of traps to protect horses, are lacking. Studies were conducted to investigate the comparative attraction between traps and horses, increase trap attraction by adding horse odors to the airstream of a trap, determine the spatial distribution of adult mosquitoes, estimate the numbers of mosquitoes feeding on horses, determine the relative attraction of horses to mosquitoes, and estimate the range of mosquitoes’ attraction between two horses. When a horse and a mosquito trap were placed 3.5 m apart, there was a significant reduction in mosquitoes entering the trap. Adding horse odors to the airstream of a trap produced equivocal results because the horse providing the odors influenced the trap catches. Mosquitoes were not evenly distributed across the study site, which emphasized the importance of trap placement. Vacuuming mosquitoes from the horses in different seasons demonstrated that 324 and 359 mosquitoes per hour were feeding during the two studies. Separate analysis of data from the two horses vacuumed simultaneously revealed that one horse attracted twice as many mosquitoes as the other. This caused the results of a study to determine the attraction range of two horses moved from 3.5 to 20.4 m apart to be inconclusive. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22153a95f0c9485fa11e89225827b2012023-11-17T19:46:38ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502023-04-0114437410.3390/insects14040374Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to MosquitoesSarah C. Dilling0Saundra H. TenBroeck1Jerome A. Hogsette2Daniel L. Kline3Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USADepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USAUSDA–ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USAUSDA–ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USAMosquitoes are pests of horses, but mosquito trap efficacy data, especially the ability of traps to protect horses, are lacking. Studies were conducted to investigate the comparative attraction between traps and horses, increase trap attraction by adding horse odors to the airstream of a trap, determine the spatial distribution of adult mosquitoes, estimate the numbers of mosquitoes feeding on horses, determine the relative attraction of horses to mosquitoes, and estimate the range of mosquitoes’ attraction between two horses. When a horse and a mosquito trap were placed 3.5 m apart, there was a significant reduction in mosquitoes entering the trap. Adding horse odors to the airstream of a trap produced equivocal results because the horse providing the odors influenced the trap catches. Mosquitoes were not evenly distributed across the study site, which emphasized the importance of trap placement. Vacuuming mosquitoes from the horses in different seasons demonstrated that 324 and 359 mosquitoes per hour were feeding during the two studies. Separate analysis of data from the two horses vacuumed simultaneously revealed that one horse attracted twice as many mosquitoes as the other. This caused the results of a study to determine the attraction range of two horses moved from 3.5 to 20.4 m apart to be inconclusive.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/374vacuum aspiratorsmosquitoes per horseCDC 1012 trapMosquito Magnet-Pro trap |
| spellingShingle | Sarah C. Dilling Saundra H. TenBroeck Jerome A. Hogsette Daniel L. Kline Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes Insects vacuum aspirators mosquitoes per horse CDC 1012 trap Mosquito Magnet-Pro trap |
| title | Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes |
| title_full | Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes |
| title_short | Comparison of Trap and Equine Attraction to Mosquitoes |
| title_sort | comparison of trap and equine attraction to mosquitoes |
| topic | vacuum aspirators mosquitoes per horse CDC 1012 trap Mosquito Magnet-Pro trap |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/374 |
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