The BG-Sentinel trap as a surveillance tool for Aedes aegypti and other culicidae in Varadero, Cuba 2020-2021
Keywords:
mosquitoes, diversity, abundanceAbstract
Objective: The following study aimed to evaluate BG-Sentinel traps in the sampling of adult mosquitoes during 2020-2021 in the city of Cárdenas, Matanzas province, Cuba.
Methods: The traps were placed in locations where the Control Program has established its regular surveillance due to risks for vector proliferation and arbovirosis transmission. Ten BG-Sentinel traps were placed at 300 meters apart to cover most of the urban area of the locality. They were checked three times a week for 2 years. The collected specimens were transferred to the municipal vector laboratory to be identified according to taxonomic keys.
Results: In 2020, the following species were collected: Aedes aegypti, Anopheles albimanus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex nigripalpus, Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus, Ochlerotatus scapularis. In 2021, the collection of Ae. aegypti tripled compared to 2020 and Deinocerites cancer and Ochlerotatus sollicitans were added to the species richness. Ae. aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and Oc. taeniorhynchus were the most representative species in both years.
Conclusions: The results obtained demonstrate that BG-Sentinel traps can be used in the adult mosquito surveillance system of the Vector Control Program in Varadero, Cárdenas.
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