The Mosquitoes of Bwamba County, Uganda. II.—Biting Activity with special Reference to the Influence of Microclimate

摘要: 1. The work was carried out in Bwamba County, Uganda, a district where human yellow fever has recently occurred. It consisted mainly of 24-hour catches banana plantations and rain forest combined with climate observations.2. found that cooler moister by day than plantation while the open air. By night, however, all three environments strikingly similar.3. Methods used making large scale routine are described. Trials trap nets showed these to be less efficient hand catching.4. Experimental Aedes simpsoni, only species known vector Bwamba, bites coffee gardens, maize fields thinner parts edges plantations. is scarce fully exposed situations. occurs within primeval forest. prefers blood goats, fowls, monkeys, attacks head shoulders selectively.