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Traps and Attractant for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes Symposium

Traps and Attractant for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes Symposium

191 - Mosquito diel activity in the Great Salt Lake area through targeted rotator trap collections

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM PDT

Location: B116

Presenter(s)

CB

Christopher S. Bibbs, PhD

Laboratory Director
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, Utah, United States

Co-Author(s)

AD

Avery Derr, BSc

PacVec Intern
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, Utah, United States
AF

Ary Faraji, PhD

Executive Director
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, Utah, United States
Nathaniel M. Byers, PhD (he/him/his)

Molecular Biologist
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, Utah, United States

Abstract: The great salt lake area experiences high evaporative stress (dry air), low annual rainfall, but intermittent flooding with a mix of salt and fresh water. Dominant species include Ae. dorsalis, Ae. vexans, An. freeborni, Cs. inornata, Cx. erythrothorax, Cx. pipiens, and Cx. tarsalis. Most of these are key vector and nuisance species, with local issues with WNv and, recently, re-emergent SLEv. To characterize how operant windows for control shift in a hot, arid, high elevation climate thhrough seasonal shifts, the SLCMAD deployed rotator traps in key locations to describe shifting activity windows and the effect night of treatments.