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Area of Science:

  • Entomology
  • Public Health
  • Vector-borne Disease Ecology

Background:

  • Mosquito surveillance is critical for controlling vector-borne diseases and informing public health strategies.
  • Experimental design significantly impacts the accuracy and efficiency of mosquito data collection.
  • Understudied aspects of mosquito trapping and sampling duration require empirical evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the global efficiency of BG-Sentinel (BG) and CDC light traps (LT) for mosquito collection.
  • To assess temporal efficiency and the impact of sampling duration on vector presence, abundance, and biodiversity assessments.
  • To determine optimal site visit frequency for mosquito biodiversity surveys.

Main Methods:

  • Deployment of BG-Sentinel and CDC light traps across 10 Cambodian provinces from 2019 to 2021.
  • Collections conducted every 24 hours over three-day sampling periods, yielding 181,798 mosquitoes from 153 species.
  • Statistical analysis using a hurdle generalized linear mixed model to evaluate trap preference, temporal efficiency, and sampling duration effects.

Main Results:

  • BG-Sentinel traps captured anthropophilic vectors (e.g., Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus) more efficiently, while CDC light traps captured higher species richness and zoophilic vectors.
  • Capture efficiency for six primary vector species declined from day one to day three of a three-day sampling period.
  • Annual trends in mosquito presence and abundance remained consistent regardless of sampling duration (one, two, or three days).

Conclusions:

  • Trap selection should align with specific study objectives, considering target species (anthropophilic vs. zoophilic) and desired metrics (abundance vs. species richness).
  • While short-term capture efficiency may vary, longer sampling durations do not compromise the detection of annual trends in mosquito presence and abundance.
  • Understanding the decline in new species discovery with increased sampling effort is crucial for optimizing biodiversity survey designs.