Evaluation of light emitting diode suction traps for the collection of livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africa
dc.contributor.author | De Beer, Chantel J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Boikanyo, S.N.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Venter, Gert Johannes | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-09T11:13:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-09T11:13:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | Risk analysis of pathogens transmitted by Culicoides (Diptera; Ceratopogonidae) depends on the ability to detect all potential vectors attacking livestock in an area. Onderstepoort 220-V ultraviolet (UV) down-draught light traps are considered the gold standard for this purpose. To improve the flexibility of this trap in the field, in the absence of 220-V power, the possibility of using low-energy light emitting diodes (LEDs) was assessed. The efficiency of a standard 220-V Onderstepoort trap (30 cm 8 W fluorescent UV light tube) was compared to that of 220-V Onderstepoort traps fitted with either two, four or eight individual white LEDs. The Onderstepoort 220-V trap was also compared to a 12-V Onderstepoort trap fitted with an 8 W fluorescent UV light tube, a 12-V Onderstepoort trap with 12 individual white LEDs and 12-V and 220-V Onderstepoort traps fitted with 12 individual UV LEDs. Higher numbers of Culicoides as well as species diversity were collected with a brighter light source. The use of UV LEDs in both the 12-V and 220-V combinations was comparable to the Onderstepoort 220-V light trap with ration to species diversity collected. The Onderstepoort 220-V light trap is recommended if large numbers of Culicoides need to be collected. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Veterinary Tropical Diseases | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | hj2022 | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Agricultural Research Council—Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, The South African Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652915 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | De Beer, C.J., Boikanyo, S.N.B. & Venter, G.J. 2021, 'Evaluation of light emitting diode suction traps for the collection of livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africa', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 408-416, doi : 10.1111/mve.12512. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0269-283X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1365-2915 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1111/mve.12512 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88220 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2021 The Royal Entomological Society. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Evaluation of light emitting diode suction traps for the collection of livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africa', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 408-416, doi : 10.1111/mve.12512. The definite version is available at : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652915. | en_US |
dc.subject | Culicoides imicola | en_US |
dc.subject | Onderstepoort light trap | en_US |
dc.subject | Ultraviolet (UV) | en_US |
dc.subject | Light emitting diodes (LEDs) | en_US |
dc.title | Evaluation of light emitting diode suction traps for the collection of livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |