Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Av. Itzáes No. 490 x 59, Centro, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97000.
J Med Entomol. 2011 May;48(3):644-50. doi: 10.1603/me10253.
During 2007-2010, we examined which container types in Mérida, México, are most productive for Aedes aegypti (L.) immatures. Surveys for mosquito immatures followed routine surveillance methodology and container type classifications used by Servicios de Salud de Yucatán. Our main findings were that (1) small and larger discarded containers that serve no particular purpose and therefore can be removed from the environment contribute strongly to larval and pupal production in Mérida, and (2) the importance of different container types can vary among sets of residential premises as well as between dry and wet periods. These results may help to guide future implementation in Mérida of control efforts that target the most productive container types for Ae. aegypti immatures. Furthermore, if the Patio Limpio cleanup campaign that currently is ongoing in Mérida proves successful in removing discarded containers as important immature development sites, then we should see dramatic changes in the most productive container types in the future as the mosquito is forced to switch to other container types, which perhaps also will be easier to include in highly targeted mosquito control interventions.
在 2007 年至 2010 年期间，我们研究了在墨西哥梅里达，哪些类型的容器对埃及伊蚊（L.）的幼虫最有生产效益。对蚊子幼虫的调查遵循了尤卡坦州卫生局使用的常规监测方法和容器类型分类。我们的主要发现是：（1）小而大的废弃容器没有特殊用途，因此可以从环境中清除，这对梅里达的幼虫和蛹的产生有很大贡献；（2）不同容器类型的重要性在不同的住宅场所之间以及干湿期之间可能有所不同。这些结果可能有助于指导未来在梅里达实施以最具生产效益的埃及伊蚊幼虫容器为目标的控制工作。此外，如果目前正在梅里达进行的 Patio Limpio 清理运动成功地清除了废弃容器这一重要的幼虫发育场所，那么我们应该会看到未来最具生产效益的容器类型发生巨大变化，因为蚊子被迫转向其他容器类型，而这些容器类型也许更容易纳入高度针对性的蚊子控制干预措施中。
