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Mosquito Research Techniques

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Mosquitoes

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Basic knowledge about the distribution, abundance, seasonality and ecology of different mosquito species is essential for a successful control campaign against these insect vectors. For example, knowledge of population dynamics and migration behaviour of the target organisms are crucial to the design for a control strategy. In parasitological and epidemiological studies, the interaction between the parasite and pathogen, and the vector and host, must be evaluated in order to successfully suppress mosquito-borne diseases. In the initial phases of all mosquito control campaigns, detailed entomological studies are necessary. In this chapter, the most important methods of mosquito research are presented. A complete review of mosquito sampling techniques and the analysis of collected data are given by Silver and Service (2008).

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