Sticky bottle traps: a simple and effective method for collecting adult phlebotomine sand flies from rodent burrows in a Leishmania-endemic region of Egypt

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011 Sep;27(3):333-5. doi: 10.2987/11-6152.1.

Abstract

We describe a simple, economic, and effective method for constructing sticky bottle traps that can be used to capture adult sand flies from rodent burrows. Although sand fly surveillance activities often employ light- or CO2-baited traps, sticky papers secured to a post or placed on the ground can also be used. However, in arid environments, sand and other debris often collect on the sticky surface, reducing trap effectiveness, capacity, and a means for rapid discrimination and enumeration of adult specimens. Herein, a procedure for constructing sticky bottle traps is provided, as well as preliminary results from a recent sand fly field survey utilizing this device.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Egypt
  • Insect Control / instrumentation*
  • Insect Vectors
  • Leishmaniasis / transmission
  • Phlebotomus*
  • Rodentia