HP: um modelo aprimorado de armadilha luminosa de sucção para a captura de pequenos insetos

Descreve-se um novo tipo de armadilha, resultado do aprimoramento de um modelo muito utilizado, conhecido como CDC. A nova armadilha, denominada HP, apresenta como vantagens alta eficiência, facilidade no manuseio e transporte, além de ser confeccionada quase que exclusivamente com material nacional, o que reduz consideravelmente seu custo final.

Evaluation of light-emitting diodes as attractant for sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in northeastern Brazil

Hoover Pugedo light traps were modified for use with green and blue-light-emitting diodes to trap phlebotomine sandflies in northeastern Brazil. A total of 2,267 specimens belonging to eight genera and 15 species were sampled. The predominant species were Nyssomyia whitmani(34.41%) and Micropygomyia echinatopharynx(17.25%).The green LED trap prevailed over the blue and control lights; however, no statistically significant difference could be detected among the three light sources. Even without statistical significance, we suggest using LEDs as an attractant for the capture of sandflies because of several advantages over the conventional method with incandescent lamps.