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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 242-244Publisher
ENTOMOL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.242
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Anopheles gambia; Anopheles funestus; mosquito; attractants
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Anopheles gambiae s.l, and Anopheles funestus Giles are the primary vectors of malaria in East Africa. Identification of host-location olfactory cues may increase trap sensitivity for vector control and surveillance programs. Solid-state army miniature light traps were operated near sleeping humans in huts at night without lights and augmented with the potential attractants: L-lactic acid, Limburger cheese volatiles, hexanoic acid, and carbon dioxide. Mosquito response varied between species and gender. Female An. funestus exhibited a greater response to traps baited with L-lactic acid in combination with carbon dioxide than carbon dioxide alone in two different experiments.
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