TY - JOUR AU - Tchouassi, David P. AU - Sang, Rosemary AU - Sole, Catherine L. AU - Bastos, Armanda DS AU - Cohnstaedt, Lee W. AU - Torto, Baldwyn PY - 2012 DA - 2012/05/19 TI - Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using Light Emitting Diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 94 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Mosquitoes’ response to artificial lights including color has been exploited in trap designs for improved sampling of mosquito vectors. Earlier studies suggest that mosquitoes are attracted to specific wavelengths of light and thus the need to refine techniques to increase mosquito captures following the development of super-bright light-emitting diodes (LEDs) which emit narrow wavelengths of light or very specific colors. Therefore, we investigated if LEDs can be effective substitutes for incandescent lamps used in CDC light traps for mosquito surveillance, and if so, determine the best color for attraction of important Rift Valley Fever (RFV) vectors. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-94 DO - 10.1186/1756-3305-5-94 ID - Tchouassi2012 ER -