We are doing some mosquito surveillance this summer (in England) and are planning to use CDC traps with photoswitches. I've come across different groups using CDC minis and downdraft blacklight traps - could anyone out there with experience of both let me know how you found them?
We mostly use dry ice baited CDC traps but with CDC blacklight trap we have sampled few other species (mainly Anopheline) that CO2 did not.
So blacklight is good for increasing attractiveness but be aware because you will attract a great number of other insects (especially moths) to your trap
Hope this would be any help for you.
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Please check our recent paper on trap comparisons in Germany: Lühken et al., Parasites & Vectors, 2014, 7:268.
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Hi Anthony James Wilson
CDC light traps capture several orders of insects, from Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hempitera, among others. For mosquitoes, you can add carbon dioxide and turn off the light. You can also use LED light, but it depends on the mosquito species that you want to capture. The use of ovitraps can also help.
These articles can help you.
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