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STUDIES
Studies, Testing and Field Trials
The following is a list of references
for scientific studies, tests, and field trials related to
Trap-N-Kill®.
Links marked with an asterisk (*) are available for free public access
through the Armed Forces Pest Management Board’s Literature Retrieval
System (AFPMB-LRS). To access these papers, click on the
desired reference, which will open the AFPMB-LRS homepage in a new
window. Then, copy and paste the desired reference title into
the AFPMB-LRS search field and click on the “Search” button.
For studies that are not available through AFPMB, we have provided
links to other online sources.
1) ECDC/WHO.
2007. Mission Report: Chikungunya in Italy:
Joint ECDC/WHO visit for a European risk assessment 17.09-21.09.2007.
2) (*) Focks, D. A., R. J. Brenner, J. Hayes, and
E. Daniels. 2000. Transmission threshold for dengue
in terms of Aedes aegypti pupae per person with
discussion of their utility in source reduction efforts.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 62(1): 11-18.
3) (*) Harrington, L. C. and J. D. Edman.
2001. Indirect evidence against delayed skip-oviposition
behavior by Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand.
Journal of Medical Entomology 38(5): 641-645.
4) (*) Kittayapong,
P., S. Yoksan, U. Chansang, C. Chansang, and A. Bhumiratana.
2008. Suppression of dengue transmission by application of
integrated vector control strategies at sero-positive GIS-based foci.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 78(1): 70–76.
5) (*) Kittaypong, P., U. Chansang, C. Chansang,
and A. Bhumiratana. 2006. Community participation
and appropriate technologies for dengue vector control at transmission
foci in Thailand.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22(3): 538-546.
6) Lenhart, A. E., M. Walle, H. Cedillo, and A.
Kroeger. 2005. Building a better ovitrap for
detecting Aedes aegypti oviposition. Acta
Tropica 96(1): 56-59.
7) (*) Liew, C. and C. F. Curtis.
2004. Horizontal and vertical dispersal of dengue vector
mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes
albopictus, in Singapore. Medical and Veterinary
Entomology 18: 351-360.
8) Montgomery,
B. L., S. A. Ritchie, A. J. Hart, S. A. Long, and I. D. Walsh.
2005. Dengue intervention on Thursday Island (Torrres
Strait)
2004: A blueprint for the future?. Arbovirus Research In Australia
9: 268-273.
9) Morrison, A.C., E. Zielinski-Gutierrez, T.
W. Scott, and R. Rosenberg. 2008. Defining
challenges and proposing solutions for control of the virus vector Aedes aegypti. Public Library of Science
Medicine 5: 362–366.
10) (*) Perich, M. J., A. Kardec, I. A. Braga, I. F.
Portal, R. Burge, B. C. Zeichner, W. A. Brogdon, and R. A.
Wirtz. 2003. Field evaluation of a lethal ovitrap
against dengue vectors in Brazil.
Medical and Veterinary Entomology 17: 205-210.
11) (*) Rapley, L. P., P. H. Johnson, C. R.
Williams, R. M. Silcock, M. Larkman, S. A. Long, R. C. Russell, and S
A. Ritchie. 2009. A lethal ovitrap-based mass
trapping scheme for dengue control in Australia:
II. Impact on populations of the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. Medical and Veterinary
Entomology. 23: 303-316.
12) (*) Reiter, P. 2007.
Oviposition, dispersal, and survival in Aedes aegypti: Implications for
the efficacy of control strategies. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic
Diseases 7(2): 261-273.
13) (*) Reiter,
P., M. A. Amador, R. A. Anderson, and G. G. Clark.
1995. Short report: dispersal of Aedes
aegypti in an urban area after blood feeding as demonstrated
by rubidium-marked eggs. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene 52: 177-179.
14) Ritchie,
S. A. 2005. Evolution
of dengue control strategies in north Queensland,
Australia.
Arbovirus Research in Australia
9: 324-330.
15) (*) Ritchie, S. A., L. P. Rapley, C. Williams,
P. H. Johnson, M. Larkman, R. M. Silcock, S. A. Long, and R. C.
Russell. 2009. A lethal ovitrap-based mass trapping
scheme for dengue control in Australia:
I. Public acceptability and performance of lethal ovitraps.
Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 23: 295-302.
16) (*) Ritchie, S. A., S. A. Long, N. McCaffery, C.
Key, G. Lonergan, and C. R. Williams. 2008. A
biodegradable
lethal ovitrap for control of container-breeding Aedes.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(1): 47-53.
17) (*) Russell, R. C., C. E., Webb, C. R. Williams
and S. A. Ritchie. 2005. Mark-release-recapture
study to measure dispersal of the mosquito Aedes
aegypti in Cairns, Queensland,
Australia.
Medical and Veterinary Entomology 19: 451-457.
18) (*) Sithiprasasna, R., P. Mahapibul, C.
Noigamol, M. J. Perich, B. C. Zeichner, R. Burge, S. L. W. Norris, J.
W. Jones, S. S. Schleich, and R. E. Coleman. 2003. Field
evaluation of a lethal ovitrap for the control of Aedes
aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand.
Journal of Medical Entomology 40(4): 455-462.
19) United
States Air Force. 2006. Guide to operational
surveillance of medically important vectors and pests: operational
entomology. Version 2.1, 15 August 2006; first published 1 November
2002.
20) WHO
Medical Centre. 2009. Dengue and dengue
haemorrhagic fever. Fact sheet Nº 117.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs117/en/
21) (*) Williams, C. R., R. Bergbauer, M. Geier, D.
L. Kline, U. R. Bernier, R. C. Russell, and S. A. Ritchie.
2006. Laboratory and field assessment of some kairomone
blends for host-seeking Aedes aegypti.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22(4): 641-647.
22) (*) Williams, C. R., S. A. Long, R. C. Russell,
and S. A. Ritchie. 2006. Optimizing ovitrap use for
Aedes aegypti in Cairnes,
Queensland, Australia:
Effects of some abiotic factors on field efficacy. Journal of the
American Mosquito Control Association 22(4): 635–640.
23) (*) Williams, C. R., S. A. Ritchie, S. A. Long,
N. Dennison, and R. C. Russell. 2007. Impact of a
Bifenthrin-treated lethal ovitrap on Aedes
aegypti oviposition and mortality in North Queensland, Australia.
Journal of Medical Entomology 44(2): 256-262.
24) (*) Zeichner, B. C., and M. J.
Perich. 1999. Laboratory testing of a lethal ovitrap for Aedes
aegypti. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 13: 234-238.
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