@article{fdi:010061697,
  title = {{O}ccurrence of natural {A}nopheles arabiensis swarms in an urban area of {B}obo-{D}ioulasso city, {B}urkina {F}aso, {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{D}abir{\'e}, {K}.{R}. and {S}awadogo, {P}.{S}. and {H}ien, {D}.{F}. and {B}imbil{\'e}-{S}omda, {N}.{S}. and {S}oma, {D}.{D}. and {M}illogo, {A}. and {B}aldet, {T}. and {G}ouagna, {L}ouis-{C}l{\'e}ment and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {L}ef{\`e}vre, {T}. and {D}iabat{\'e}, {A}. and {L}ees, {R}.{S}. and {G}illes, {J}.{R}.{L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he swarming behaviour of natural populations of {A}nopheles arabiensis was investigated by conducting transect surveys on 10 consecutive days, around dusk, from {M}arch to {A}pril and from {S}eptember to {O}ctober 2012 in {D}ioulassoba, a district of {B}obo-{D}ioulasso city in {B}urkina {F}aso ({W}est {A}frica). {S}warms were observed outside, around identified larval breeding sites on the banks of the {H}ouet {R}iver, as well as in the open-air courtyards found at the centre of many homes in the region. {S}warms were found to occur in open sunlit spaces, mostly located above physical or visual cues somehow visually distinct from the surrounding area. {O}verall 67 and 78 swarms were observed, respectively, during the dry season ({M}arch {A}pril) and the rainy season ({S}eptember {O}ctober) of 2012, between 1.5 m and 4.5 m above the ground at their centre. 964 mosquitoes were collected and analysed from dry season swarms, of which most were male, and all were {A}n. arabiensis, as were the few resting mosquitoes collected indoors. {L}arvae collected from breeding sites found on the banks of the {H}ouet {R}iver mostly consisted of {A}n. arabiensis and only a minority of {A}nopheles coluzzii (formerly identified as {A}n. gambiae {M} form). {O}f 1694 mosquitoes analysed from 78 swarms in the rainy season collections, a few {A}n. gambiae (formerly known as {A}n. gambiae {S} form) males were identified, and the remainders were {A}n. arabiensis. {T}he majority of larvae collected during the wet season from the same breeding sites were identified as {A}n. arabiensis followed by {A}n. coluzzii and {A}n. gambiae. {T}he same pattern of species composition was observed in resting mosquitoes, though the proportion of {A}n. arabiensis was less overwhelming. {T}hese data support the conclusion that {A}n. arabiensis is the most prevalent species in this area, though the difference in species composition when using different population sampling techniques is noteworthy. {F}urther studies are required for more detailed investigations of male dispersal, feeding behaviour and mating patterns in this urban setting.},
  keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {VECTEUR} ; {MOUSTIQUE} ; {ESSAIM} ; {LARVE} ; {IDENTIFICATION} ; {COMPORTEMENT} ; {MILIEU} {URBAIN} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {ETUDE} {REGIONALE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {TECHNIQUE} {PCR} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {BOBO} {DIOULASSO}},
  booktitle = {{B}iology and behaviour of male mosquitoes in relation to new approaches to control disease transmitting mosquitoes},
  journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica},
  volume = {132},
  numero = {{S}uppl.},
  pages = {{S}35--{S}41},
  ISSN = {0001-706{X}},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.12.012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061697},
}