COMPARING SHRIMP PASTE SOLUTION AND STRAW SOAKING WATER AS AN ATTRACTANT OF AEDES SP

Abstract

The function of attractants plays a key role in future integrated vector management programs for mosquito control and supervision to reduce insecticide use.  Tambakreja Village has the highest dengue cases in South Cilacap District, Cilacap Regency.  This study aimed to determine which type of attractant was most effective in attracting mosquitoes to lay eggs in a field setting.  The shrimp paste solution will be tested for its ability to attract mosquitoes by comparing its ability with that of straw soaking water (as a positive control) and groundwater (as a negative control).  The study was conducted at 20 houses, selected by purposive sampling with inclusion criteria: no pets and the distance between houses ranged between 50 and 200 meters.  The results showed there was difference in the number of eggs trapped based on the type of attractant (p=0.0001).  The most effective attractants can be sorted as straw soaking water (18.23 eggs/ovitrap), shrimp paste solution (4.53 eggs/ovitrap), and groundwater (1.35 eggs/ovitrap).  The vector mosquitoes that dominate in Tambakreja Village are Aedes aegypti (64.2%), Ae. albopictus (26.0%), and Culex sp (9.8%).  Straw-soaking water attractants is still better in attracting Aedes sp. mosquitoes than shrimp paste solution.