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Record 1 1984-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Pit dug in the ground and used for collection of mosquitos resting in it, in order to obtain information on outdoor resting density.

OBS

It is used for estimating density changes or changes in resting habits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Fosse creusée dans le sol en vue de capturer les moustiques qui viendront s'y poser; (...)

OBS

(...) ces captures servent à estimer la proportion des moustiques exophiles. On a recours à cette méthode pour estimer les variations de la densité anophélienne ou les changements dans le degré d'exophilie du moustique.

Spanish

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