Oviposition trap index and adult productivity index of the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linn.) in selected public high schools in the National Capital Region

Issue Date

10-2014

Abstract

Dengue vector surveillance is one of the main features of the National Dengue Prevention and Control Program of the Philippines. This study aimed to establish the Aedes situation in selected public high schools in the National Capital Region (NCR). A defined number of oviposition traps or ovitraps were installed at 1 ovitrap/classroom in randomly selected classrooms of each of the 27 identified high school study sites. Data gathered were used to compute for the oviposition trap index (OI) and adult productivity in the ovitrap index (OviP). The values were then used to classify schools according to critical thresholds. OI≥10% and OviP≥5% were considered high-risk to vector activity and potential , thus to dengue transmission, Initial findings show that from April to May selected public high schools in the NCR are at medium-risk to vector activity and potential while from June to March the schools are at high-risk. Further study to develop correlation between vector density and dengue incidence is necessary to develop a predictive model.

Source or Periodical Title

The Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

28

Issue

2

Page

217

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

AEDES AEGYPTI; TRAPS; TRAPPING; PEST CONTROL EQUIPMENT; OVIPOSITION; PHILIPPINES

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