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Sampling the Emerging Adult Population

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Different types of emergence traps have been widely used for sampling aquatic insects, especially chironomids, in both deep and shallow waters. These traps can be conveniently divided into two broad categories. First those such as funnel traps which are completely submerged in the water, and secondly those which either float on, or are positioned over, the water, such as floating conical box traps, cages erected over the water and sticky traps (Jónasson, 1954; Kimerle & Anderson, 1967; Morgan, 1971; Morgan et al., 1963; Mundie, 1956, 1971; and see Southwood, 1978, and Merritt et al.,1984). Davies (1984) describes and illustrates a great variety of emergence traps for sampling all types of aquatic insects, including mosquitoes, but most are described in more detail in the original publications. However, Davies (1984) discusses several relevant topics, such as effects of transparent or opaque traps, trap size, temperature, tests for sampling efficiency and methods for predicting emergence. This is a useful general reference.

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Service, M.W. (1993). Sampling the Emerging Adult Population. In: Mosquito Ecology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1868-2_7

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