Seasonal abundance, biting cycle, and parity of the mosquito Anopheles homunculus in Trinidad, West Indies
Chadee, D.D.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 10(4): 522-526
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X PMID: 7707058 Document Number: 433192
Seasonal abundance, daily biting activity, and the age composition of adult Anopheles homunculus female populations were monitored weekly during 1989-90 by human bait on the ground at Cumaca Forest, Platanal, Trinidad. Landing collections of An. homunculus showed diurnal and nocturnal activity, with a single peak between 1600 and 2000 hours. Overall, 27.7% of An. homunculus were collected during the dry season and 72.3% during the wet season. Similar seasonal parous rates were observed in wet (58.9%) and dry (56. 1%) seasons. Diel periodicities of nullipars and pars were almost identical during the wet and dry seasons.