title: Response of the sand fly Phlebotomuspapatasi to visual, physical and chemical attraction features in the field.
abstract: In this study, 27 CDC traps were modified with various attractive features and compared with a CDC trap with no light source or baits to evaluate the effects on attraction to Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) north of the Dead Sea near Jericho. Attractive features included CO2, lights, colored trap bodies, heat, moisture, chemical lures and different combinations of the same. Traps were placed 20m apart and rotated from one trap location to the next after 24h trapping periods. The most significant attractive feature was CO2, which attracted more sand flies than any other feature evaluated. Ultraviolet light was the next most attractive feature, followed by incandescent light. When evaluated alone, black or white trap bodies, heat and moisture, all influenced trap catch but effects were greater when these attractive features were used together. The results of this study suggest that traps with CO2 and UV light could be used in batteries as control interventions if suitable CO2 sources become available.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120 Israel. Electronic address: guntercmuller@hotmail.com.
authors: Günter C
authors: GC
authors: Müller
authors: United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
authors: Jerome A
authors: JA
authors: Hogsette
authors: United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
authors: Daniel L
authors: DL
authors: Kline
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors: John C
authors: JC
authors: Beier
authors: Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa 31096, Israel.
authors: Edita E
authors: EE
authors: Revay
authors: Anastasia Mosquito Control District, 500 Old Beach Road, St. Augustine, FL 32080, USA.
authors: Rui-De
authors: RD
authors: Xue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006358:Hot Temperature; D049450:Incandescence; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000502:physiology*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000502:physiology; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
keywords: CDC traps; CO(2); Sand flies; UV light; Visual preference