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Title: Response of Phlebotomus papatasi to visual, physical and chemical attraction features in the field.

Author
item MULLER, GUNTER - Hebrew University
item Hogsette, Jerome - Jerry
item Kline, Daniel - Dan
item BEIER, JOHN - University Of Miami
item REVAY, EDITA - Technion Institute
item XUE, RUI-DE - Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Submitted to: ACTA TROPICA
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/18/2014
Publication Date: 1/1/2015
Citation: Muller, G.C., Hogsette, Jr, J.A., Kline, D.L., Beier, J.C., Revay, E.E., Xue, R. 2015. Response of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi to visual, physical and chemical attraction features in the field. Acta Tropica. 141:32-36.

Interpretive Summary: CDC traps with various attractive features were compared with a CDC trap with no light or baits to evaluate the attraction to phlebotomine sand flies. Attractive features included CO2, lights, colored trap bodies, heat, moisture, chemical lures and different combinations of the same. Traps were placed 20 m apart and rotated among locations every 24 hours. The most significant attractive feature was CO2. Ultraviolet light was next, followed by incandescent light. When evaluated alone, black or white trap bodies, heat and moisture all influenced trap catch, but effects were greater when they were used together. Results suggest that traps with UV light and CO2 could be used in groups as control interventions if good CO2 sources become available.

Technical 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). Attractive features included CO2, lights, colored trap bodies, heat, moisture, chemical lures and different combinations of the same. Traps were placed 20 m apart and rotated between trap locations after 24-hr trapping periods. The most significant attractive feature was CO2. Ultraviolet light was next, followed by incandescent light. When evaluated alone, black or white trap bodies, heat and moisture all influenced trap catch, but effects were greater when the attractive features were used together. Results suggest that traps with UV light and CO2 could be used in batteries as control interventions if suitable CO2 sources become available.