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A possible alternative method for collecting mosquito larvae in rice fields

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Background: Rice fields are efficient breeding places for malaria vectors in Madagascar. In order to establish as easily as possible if a rice field is an effective larval site for anophelines, we compared classical dipping versus a net as methods of collecting larvae. Results: Using similar collecting procedures, we found that the total number of anopheline larvae collected with the net was exactly double (174/87) that collected by dipping. The number of anopheline species collected was also greater with a net. Conclusions: The net is an effective means of collecting anopheline larvae and can be used for qualitative ecological studies and to rapidly determine which rice fields are containing malaria vectors.
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hal-03362645 , version 1 (01-10-2021)

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Vincent Robert, Gilbert Le Goff, Frédéric Ariey, Jean-Bernard Duchemin. A possible alternative method for collecting mosquito larvae in rice fields. Malaria Journal, 2002, 1 (1), pp.4. ⟨10.1186/1475-2875-1-4⟩. ⟨hal-03362645⟩
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