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Table 1 Sand flies trapped in suction traps baited with different light sources or fermenting sugar solution

From: Attraction of Ethiopian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) to light and sugar-yeast mixtures (CO2)

Bait type (No of trap nights)

Mean ± SEM sand flies per trap/night

Total

 

Total

♂♂

♀♀

 

6 V incandescent light (14)

155.71 ± 10.02

74.21 ± 5.02

81.5 ± 4.54

2,180

3 V SYM (11)

150.03 ± 12.82

55.35 ± 4.92

94.68 ± 7.56

1,651

3 V Green LS (16)

49.03 ± 3.58

21.55 ± 1.75

27.48 ± 1.68

785

3 V Yellow LS (18)

41.19 ± 3.33

24.88 ± 2.24

16.31 ± 0.98

742

3 V Red LS (16)

33.33 ± 2.11

18.72 ± 1.31

14.61 ± 0.64

533

  1. Most traps operated on 3 V (2 AA batteries) except for the incandescent light trap that ran on 6 V (rechargeable lithium battery).