Table 1 Species composition of mosquitoes relevant for arbovirus surveillance in Ticino in 2016
Species | Total no. of females (%) | Total no. of females per mosquito trap (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BG-Sentinel 2 | BG-GAT with FTA card | BG-GAT with canola oil | Box gravid trap | ||
Ae. albopictus | 467 (46.3) | 36 (50.7) | 62 (83.8) | 68 (87.2) | 301 (38.3) |
Ae. geniculatus | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.1) |
Ae. japonicus | 25 (2.5) | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 3 (3.8) | 20 (2.6) |
Ae. koreicus | 14 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (1.8) |
Cx. hortensis | 23 (2.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (2.9) |
Cx. pipiens/Cx. torrentium | 477 (47.3) | 35 (49.3) | 10 (13.5) | 6 (7.7) | 426 (54.3) |
Unidentified | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 |
Total | 1008 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 785 |