Evaluation of New Light Sources as Mosquito Attractants

Abstract

The Entomology Department, US Army Medical Laboratory, evaluated the following prototype light sources for replacement of the standard battery operated incandescent lamp in the CDC mosquito light trap. Lamps include chemlites (chemicaluminescent lights), betalights, and blinking miniature neon lamps. Field tests were conducted in the Pocomo Swamp, Maryland, and the Panama Canal Zone. Test results indicate that the chemlite attracted a comparable number of mosquitos and could be economically superior to the standard battery powered incandescent lamp. All other prototype lamps were inferior in their attractant capabilities when compared to the standard light source. The blinking neon lamp developed physical problems which hindered its evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776897

Entities

People

  • E. S. Tomlinson
  • R. W. Vavra Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Dry Batteries
  • Entomology
  • Field Tests
  • Incandescent Lamps
  • Lamps
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Panama Canal
  • Prototypes
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • White Light

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  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.