@article{fdi:010067086,
  title = {{M}onitoring dry season persistence of {A}nopheles gambiae s.l. populations in a contained semi-field system in {S}outhwestern {B}urkina {F}aso, {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{M}amai, {W}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {C}ouret, {D}aniel and {O}uedraogo, {G}. {A}. and {R}enault, {D}. and {D}abir{\'e}, {K}. {R}. and {M}ouline, {K}arine},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o gain insight into the dry season survival strategies of {A}nopheles gambiae s.l., a new contained semi-field system was developed and used for the first time in {B}urkina {F}aso, {W}est {A}frica. {T}he system consisted of a screened greenhouse within which the local environment was reproduced, including all ecological requirements for mosquito development cycle completion. {T}he system was seeded with the progenies of female {A}nopheles gambiae, {A}nopheles coluzzii, and {A}nopheles arabiensis collected in the vicinity of the greenhouse during the rainy season. {A}fter successful establishment in the semi-field system, mosquito populations were monitored over a 1-yr period by regular surveys of larval and adult specimens. {W}e provided evidence for the persistence of adult mosquitoes throughout the dry season, in the absence of any suitable larval development site. {D}uring the hot and dry periods, adult insects were observed in artificial shelters (clay pots, building blocks, and dark corners). {T}he mosquito population rapidly built up with the return of the rainy season in the area, when artificial breeding sites were refilled in the enclosure. {H}owever, only {A}n. coluzzii and, later, {A}n. arabiensis were detected in the subsequent rainy season, whereas no {A}n. gambiae specimen was found. {O}ur findings suggest that {A}n. coluzzii and {A}n. arabiensis may be able to aestivate throughout the dry season in {S}outhwestern {B}urkina {F}aso, whereas {A}n. gambiae might adopt a different dry-season survival strategy, such as long-distance re-colonization from distant locations. {T}hese results may have important implications for malaria control through targeted vector control interventions.},
  keywords = {dry season ; {A}nopheles gambiae ; contained semi-field system ; aestivation ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology},
  volume = {53},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {130--138},
  ISSN = {0022-2585},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1093/jme/tjv174},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067086},
}