A Rapid, Efficient Area Sampler for Estimating Absolute Abundance of Floodwater Mosquito Larvae

Autor:	Nancy J. Taylor
Rok vydání:	1979
Předmět:	Water depth Hydrology Larva Ecology Abundance (ecology) Mosquito larvae Insect Science Aedes infirmatus Biology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Environmental Entomology. 8:1004-1006
ISSN:	1938-2936 0046-225X
DOI:	10.1093/ee/8.6.1004
Popis:	An area sampler for quickly estimating absolute abundance of floodwater mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) was developed and evaluated. The instrument is useful in pools as shallow as 2 cm depth and requires 2 min/sample. Performance of the sampler was tested in an artificial pool employing Aedes infirmatus Dyar and Knab larvae at several water depths, temperatures, larval ages, and densities. Only water depth was found to significantly affect sampler efficiency, and a table of factors to correct for this bias is presented.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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