Evaluation of light emitting diode suction traps for the collection of livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorDe Beer, Chantel J.
dc.contributor.authorBoikanyo, S.N.B.
dc.contributor.authorVenter, Gert Johannes
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-09T11:13:22Z
dc.date.available2022-11-09T11:13:22Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractRisk 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.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseasesen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe 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.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652915en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe 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.issn0269-283X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1365-2915 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/mve.12512
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88220
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_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.subjectCulicoides imicolaen_US
dc.subjectOnderstepoort light trapen_US
dc.subjectUltraviolet (UV)en_US
dc.subjectLight emitting diodes (LEDs)en_US
dc.titleEvaluation of light emitting diode suction traps for the collection of livestock-associated Culicoides species in South Africaen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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