Aedes aegypti eggs oviposited on water surface collected from field ovitraps in Nova Iguaçu City, Brazil

Aedes aegypti eggs oviposited on water surface collected from field ovitraps in Nova Iguaçu City, Brazil

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Aedes aegypti eggs can be collected from the water surface. METHODS: Aedes aegypti oviposition from 97 field ovitraps was studied. RESULTS: Of the 16,016 eggs collected, 11,439 were obtained from paddles in ovitraps and 4,577 from water. Further, 89 (91.8%) traps contained...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Dias Wermelinger, Aldo Pacheco Ferreira, Raimundo Wilson de Carvalho, Adriano Anselmo da Silva, Ciro Villanova Benigno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Trap
Water oviposition
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000600770&lng=en&tlng=en

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