An improved model of a battery-powered aspirator.
Detailed instructions are provided to modify a commercially available, battery-powered, leaf/grass blower into a portable, hand-held aspirator for collecting adult mosquitoes and other small dipterans. Directions are given also to convert paper cups into interchangeable collection containers for use with the aspirator.
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Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803.
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D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004772:Entomology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation