Rl. Lampman et Rj. Novak, ATTRACTION OF AEDES-ALBOPICTUS ADULTS TO SOD INFUSION, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 12(1), 1996, pp. 119-124
Aedes albopictus adults were recovered from sod-baited gravid traps at
7 sites in 5 counties of southern and southwestern Illinois in areas
ranging from suburban to rural. The attraction of this species to a lu
re usually associated with members of the Culex pipiens complex was in
vestigated under laboratory and field conditions. Olfactometer and ovi
position preference tests in the laboratory showed that Ae. albopictus
is attracted to sod infusion and females readily oviposit on substrat
es in contact with the infusion. Both males and females responded to t
he sod infusion in the olfactometer. The attraction of multiple mosqui
to species to sod-baited gravid traps was demonstrated at a waste tire
site in Jasper County, Illinois. Females of Ae. albopictus, Aedes tri
seriatus, and Culex species were collected from gravid traps placed al
ong the edge of woods at distances ranging from 100 to 200 m from the
tire site. Only a small percentage of the Ae. albopictus females appea
red to be gravid (less than 5%), unlike the majority of Culex and Ae.
tristeriatus females.