New records of Aedes aegypti in southern Oklahoma, 2016
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2017-03Author
Bradt, David L.
Bradley, Kristy K.
Hoback, W. Wyatt
Noden, Bruce H.
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Aedes aegypti is an important subtropical vector species and is predicted to have a limited year-round distribution in the southern United States. Collection of the species has not been officially verified in Oklahoma since 1940. Adult mosquitoes were collected in 42 sites across 7 different cities in Oklahoma using 3 different mosquito traps between May and September 2016. Between July and September 2016, 88 Ae. aegypti adults were collected at 18 different sites in 4 different cities across southern Oklahoma. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mini light traps baited with CO2 attracted the highest numbers of Ae. aegypti individuals compared to Biogents (BG)-Sentinel traps baited with Biogents (BG)-lure and octenol and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gravid traps baited with Bermuda grass-infused water. The discovery of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes within urban/exurban areas in Oklahoma is important from an ecological as well as a public health perspective.
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Bradt, D. L., Bradley, K. K., Hoback, W. W., & Noden, B. H. (2017). New records of Aedes aegypti in southern Oklahoma, 2016. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 33(1), pp. 56-59. https://doi.org/10.2987/16-6627.1