Anna C Fagre, Raymond A Soto, Reed Magleby, Mervin Keith Q Cuadera, Alexandria Sun, Kim Cervantes, Scott C Crans, Nicholas A Panella, Joan L Kenney, Autumn Angelus, Kristen L Burkhalter, Dana Woell, Kalanthe Horiuchi, Brad J Biggerstaff, J Erin Staples, Roxanne Connelly, Stacey W Martin, Nicholas Komar
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) causes the most clinically severe neuroinvasive arboviral disease in the United States. The virus is endemic in eastern and Gulf Coast states and the Great Lakes region, causing cases annually. To detect EEEV circulation in its enzootic cycle before the virus infects humans and other mammals, mosquito control agencies in New Jersey have conducted mosquito surveillance using a series of permanent wooden resting box sites since 1975. We conducted 2 field studies, 1 evaluating resting traps and 1 evaluating efficacy of CO2 lures, to optimize collection of Culiseta melanura, the primary enzootic vector of EEEV...
April 8, 2024: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association