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Influence of moonlight on light-trap catches of the malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae) in central India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Neeru Singh A.K. Mishra ,
C.F. Curtis  and
V.P. Sharma
Neeru Singh A.K. Mishra
Affiliation:
Malaria Research Centre, Field Station (ICMR), Jabalpur, India
C.F. Curtis*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
V.P. Sharma
Affiliation:
Malaria Research Centre (ICMR), Delhi, India
*
C.F. Curtis, Department of Medical Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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Abstract

A significant effect of moon phase on light-trap catches of Anopheles species was observed during a longitudinal study carried out in a forested belt of Madhya Pradesh, India, inhabited by tribal people. However, moon phase does not seem to have any effect on the proportion of adult Anopheles culicifacies Giles in the total catch, or the parity rate in this species, which is the vector responsible for perennial transmission of malaria in the area.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 86 , Issue 4 , August 1996 , pp. 475 - 479
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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