Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part A (2022)

Author(s): Danilo A Gualberto and Cesar G Demayo

Abstract: The exact dates of the introduction of Aedes aegypti and dengue in the Philippines are unknown; however, the first records of the circulation of dengue in the Philippines among accounts from military hygiene records after the Philippine-American War were recorded in 1903 among U.S. soldiers stationed in bases in Manila. So dengue has long been confronting the country, but in 1953, dengue hemorrhagic fever was reported for the first time in this part of Asia. From then on, sporadic dengue cases have been reported in several parts of the country, and control measures were instituted only when necessary. Three (3) trap prototypes, trap x, y, and z, with different trap entrances, were tested for both adult and larval capture of dengue vector mosquitoes in the laboratory and field. Prototype trap x had openings for capture at the sides, prototype y had both side and top outlets for capture, and prototype z had a top entrance only for capture.

DOI: 10.22271/23487941.2022.v9.i2a.600