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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Entomol. 2004 Jul;41(4):614–621. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.614

Table 1.

Collections of T. infestans by timed manual catches and light traps in Amamá and Trinidad, March 2003

Village
Collection method Variable Amamá Trinidad
Timed manual catches % Sites infested (no. examined) 22 (51) 6 (33)a
No. collected
Males 61 6
Females 33 2
Nymphs 81 18
Mean bug abundance per infested site 14.6 6.5
Light trap catchesb No. traps positive/No. trap nights 4/35 1/29
No. collected
Males 10 0
Females 2 0
Nymphsc 2 1
No. bugs per trapping night 0.40 0.03
a

Excludes one house infested by T. infestans as notified by householders.

b

Excludes 4 T. garciabest (3 males, 1 female) and 1 fifth instar nymph T. guasayana.

c

Fifth instar nymphs.