Naslov
Efficacy of mosquito attractants in various habitats of a floodplain

Autori
Merdić, Enrih ; Jeličić, Željka ; Krčmar, Stjepan ; Hackenberger-Kutuzović, Branimir ; Turić, Nataša ; Sudarić Bogojević, Mirta ; Zahirović, Željko

Izvornik
Biologia (Bratislava) (0006-3088) 65 (2010), 3; 545-551

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
mosquitoes; attractants; flooded habitat; forest habitat; Kopački rit Nature Park

Sažetak
Efficacy of different mosquito attractants was invesigated at four sites in three plant communities (Galio- Salicetum albae, Populetum nigro-albae, Genisto elatae-Quercetum roboris) of flooded and forest habitats in Kopački rit Nature Park, Croatia. The attractants were: dry ice, horse urine, horse urine + acetone, acetone, 1-octen-3-ol and ammonium hydroxide baited CDC traps. A total of 11, 441 mosquito specimens of 12 species were collected. Aedes vexans (91.43%) was the most numerous species. A statistically significant difference between the efficacy of dry ice and the other attractants was shown, whereas there was no difference between the other attractants. A greater number of specimens and species number were noted in the flooded plant communities (Populetum nigro-albae). The response of Ae. vexans to dry ice was higher in flooded sites, and it was significantly lower in forest habitat (Genisto elatae-Quercetum roboris) according to fuzzy c-means cluster analysis. The same analysis shows a higher efficacy of other attractants (horse urine, horse urine + acetone, acetone, octenol and ammonium hydroxide) in forest habitat when compared to the flooded area habitats.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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