title: An improved model of a battery-powered aspirator.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Perdew
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Meek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004772:Entomology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation