A possible alternative method for collecting mosquito larvae in rice fields
Robert, V.; Le Goff, G.; Ariey, Fédéric.; Duchemin, J-Bernard.
Malaria Journal 1: 4
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1475-2875 PMID: 12057018 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-1-4Document Number: 236942
Background: Rice fields are efficient breeding places for malaria vectors in Madagascar. In order to establish as easily as possible if a rice field is an effective larval site for anophelines, we compared classical dipping versus a net as methods of collecting larvae. Results: Using similar collecting procedures, we found that the total number of anopheline larvae collected with the net was exactly double (174/87) that collected by dipping. The number of anopheline species collected was also greater with a net. Conclusions: The net is an effective means of collecting anopheline larvae and can be used for qualitative ecological studies and to rapidly determine which rice fields are containing malaria vectors.