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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 insects. For example, knowledge of the population dynamics and migration behaviour of the target organisms are crucial to the design of a control strategy. In parasitological and epidemiological studies, the interaction between the parasite or pathogen, and the vector and host, must be evaluated in order to suppress mosquito-borne diseases successfully. In the initial phases of all mosquito control campaigns, detailed entomological studies are likely to be carried out. 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 is given by Silver (2008).

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  1. German Mosquito Control Association (KABS), Ludwigstr. 99, 67165, Waldsee, Germany

    Norbert Becker & Achim Kaiser

  2. Department for Phytomedicine and Environment Protection, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 8, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Dušan Petrić & Marija Zgomba

  3. The Pest Management Consultancy, Cowslip Pightle, Hazel Stub Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 9AF, UK

    Clive Boase

  4. 430 Mavis Drive, Los Angeles, California, 90065-5054, USA

    Minoo Madon

  5. Thomandeers väg 2b, 224 65, Lund, Sweden

    Christine Dahl

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Becker, N. et al. (2010). Mosquito Research Techniques. In: Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92874-4_4

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