Host Decoy Trap (HDT) with cattle odour is highly effective for collection of exophagic malaria vectors.
Bernard Abong'oXiaoyu YuMartin J DonnellyMartin GeierGabriella GibsonJohn GimnigFeiko Ter KuileNeil F LoboEric OchomoStephen MungaMaurice OmbokAaron SamuelsStephen J TorrFrances M HawkesPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2018)
The capability of HDTs to combine host odours, heat and visual stimuli to simulate a host provides the basis of a system to sample human- and cattle-biting mosquitoes. HDT-C is particularly effective for collecting An. arabiensis outdoors. The HDT offers the prospect of a system to monitor and potentially control An. arabiensis and other outdoor-biting mosquitoes more effectively.