@article{fdi:010074418,
  title = {{E}cology of reproduction of {A}nopheles arabiensis in an urban area of {B}obo-{D}ioulasso, {B}urkina {F}aso ({W}est {A}frica) : monthly swarming and mating frequency and their relation to environmental factors},
  author = {{S}omda, {N}. {S}. {B}. and {R}ode, {B}. {S}. and {S}awadogo, {P}. {S}. and {G}nankine, {O}. and {M}aiga, {H}. and {F}ournet, {F}lorence and {L}ees, {R}. {S}. and {B}ouyer, {J}. and {G}illes, {J}. and {S}anon, {A}. and {D}iabate, {A}. and {D}abire, {K}. {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}warming is a key part of the natural system of reproduction of anopheline mosquito populations, and a better understanding of swarming and mating systems in a targeted species in its natural habitat would contribute to better design control strategies with a greater chance of success. {O}ur study investigated the monthly occurrence of swarming and the mating frequency (within swarms) of {A}nopheles arabiensis in {D}ioulassoba, {B}urkina {F}aso and their relationship with local environmental factors. {M}osquitoes collected from swarms were described in terms of body size, recent sugar meal intake, and female repletion, insemination, and {P}lasmodium falciparum infection status. {S}warms of {A}n. arabiensis were found in each month of the year. {B}oth start and end times of swarming varied significantly between months, correlating with the time of sunset. {S}warming mostly started after or coincided with sunset from late {J}uly to early {O}ctober but occurred before sunset from late {O}ctober to early {J}uly. {S}warming duration, the number of mosquitoes and mating pairs per swarm, and time to first mating were significantly different between months in an inverse relationship with the monthly rainfall. {T}he number of mating pairs was strongly and positively correlated with swarm size. {A}lmost all the females caught in copula were inseminated but a very few were blood fed; no {P}. falciparum infection was observed. {M}ales caught in copula and in solo were similar in body size and in the proportion which had taken a recent sugar meal. {O}ur investigations showed that {A}n. arabiensis reproductive activities are most frequent during the dry season, suggesting either the species' preference for dry climatic conditions or a lack of available breeding sites during the rainy season due to the seasonal flooding in this area. {T}argeting interventions to kill mosquitoes in swarms or to achieve an over-flooding ratio of sterile males during the rainy season would increase their efficiency in reducing the population density of this vector.},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOGUINEENNE} ; {BOBO} {DIOULASSO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {O}ne},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {art. e0205966 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0205966},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074418},
}