Juliana Telles De Deus

Juliana Telles De Deus


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5Years (2022-Present)

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13 October 2022 in Preprints.org
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LMLUIS FILIPE MUCCI
LUIS FILIPE MUCCI
Eduardo Sterlino BergoEduardo Sterlino Bergo
Eduardo Sterlino Bergo
JDJuliana Telles De Deus
Juliana Telles De Deus
SRSimone Lucheta Reginatto
Simone Lucheta Reginatto
MPMariza Pereira
Mariza Pereira
Vera LF de Camargo-NevesVera LF de Camargo-Neves
Vera LF de Camargo-Neves
The hand-net is the standard method for capturing mosquitoes with sylvatic diurnal activity in disease outbreaks in Brazil. However, occupational risks and biases related to the collectors´ abilities and attractiveness are important limitations. In this study, we compared hand-nets with automatic traps (CDC) associated to CO2 and BG-Lure®, in the Vassununga State Park, a Brazilian Savanna protection area. The collections carried out over 27 days, on the ground and the forest canopy. A total of 1,555 mosquitoes were obtained in 20 taxa. The diversity index ranged between 1.12 and 1.79 and the dominance index, from 0.22 to 0.40. The dominant species in the ground was Aedes scapularis (46.0%) and in the canopy, Hg. janthinomys/capricornii (31.9%). Haemagogus leucocelaenus was rare (n=2). The hand-net resulted in the greatest diversity and abundance of species in both strata, followed by traps associated with CO2. A low degree of similarity was observed between the hand-net on the ground compared to the other capture methods. The use of BG-Lure® alone resulted in a low number of specimens. In conclusion, the hand-net is still the method of choice for collecting arbovirus vectors in the diurnal period, especially yellow fever vectors.