Development of a trap for collecting newly emerged Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in homes

The visible light spectra most attractive to cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche), were determined. A green-yellow filter with a transmittance spectrum centered at 515-nm and a 82.5-nm half-height width attracted significantly more fleas than any other filter or white light. This information an...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 30; no. 5; p. 901
Main Authors Dryden, M.W, Broce, A.B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.1993
Subjects
Animals
CONTROL DE INSECTOS
CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS
HABITAT RURAL
Health Services Accessibility
Housing
Insect Control - methods
Light
LUTTE ANTIINSECTE
PIEGE LUMINEUX
Siphonaptera - physiology
TRAMPAS DE LUZ
VIVIENDA RURAL
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Summary:The visible light spectra most attractive to cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche), were determined. A green-yellow filter with a transmittance spectrum centered at 515-nm and a 82.5-nm half-height width attracted significantly more fleas than any other filter or white light. This information and observations on this flea's behavior were used to design a trap with a green-yellow filter and it light source with a 10-min;5-s (on and off) cycle. This trap collected 86% of the live fleas released into a carpeted room (3.1 by 3.3 m) during a 20-h test period, whereas each of three commercially available flea traps collected approximately 13% of the fleas. Fleas 1 d after emergence were not as responsive to the traps as older fleas. During 20-h testing periods, this new trap caught 57% of the fleas released 8.4 m from the trap
Bibliography:L72
9506851
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jmedent/30.5.901