Field estimates of the flight speed of some WestAfrican mosquitoes
Abstract
There was a relationship between wind speed and catches of Anopheles melas andCulex thalassius which attempted to bite man at ground level and at 4 and 8 m on an open scaffolding tower, in cleared bush in The Gambia. It was expected that in winds whichexceeded their flight speed, no mosquitoes would be able to approach and attack men on the tower. Catches of mosquitoes fell off sharply in winds of 120 cm/s, which may approximate to their flight speed, although some insects were still captured at the highest wind speeds encountered. © 1980 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
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