PMID- 30050940
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190108
LR  - 20190108
IS  - 2314-6141 (Electronic)
IS  - 2314-6133 (Print)
VI  - 2018
DP  - 2018
TI  - Do Different LED Colours Influence Sand Fly Collection by Light Trap in the 
      Mediterranean?
PG  - 6432637
LID - 10.1155/2018/6432637 [doi]
LID - 6432637
AB  - Light traps represent the most used attractive system to collect and monitor 
      phlebotomine sand flies. Recent studies have suggested that light traps can be 
      easily upgraded by the use of light-emitting diode (LED) with positive effects on 
      trap design, weight, and battery life. However, scant data on the effect of 
      different LED colours on the attractiveness to phlebotomine sand fly species are 
      available in literature. In this study, the capture performances of light traps 
      equipped with different LED colours on phlebotomine sand fly species indigenous 
      in the Mediterranean area were evaluated. Phlebotomine sand fly collections were 
      performed using a classical light trap (CLT), equipped with a traditional 
      incandescent lamp, and five Laika 4.0 light traps supplied, each with LED of 
      different colours and wavelengths: (i) white; (ii) red; (iii) green; (iv) blue; 
      (v) UV. Light traps were set for three consecutive nights fortnightly from May to 
      October 2017 and climate data recorded using a meteorological station. A total of 
      411 phlebotomine sand flies (191 males and 220 females), belonging to three 
      different species, namely, Phlebotomus perniciosus (n= 298, 141 males and 157 
      females), Sergentomyia minuta (n=110, 48 males and 62 females), and Phlebotomus 
      neglectus (n=3, 2 males and 1 females) were collected. Abundance of capture was 
      influenced by colours of LED and time. The highest number of phlebotomine sand 
      flies was captured on June (P<0.01) and by UV LED (P<0.01). As regard to species, 
      P. perniciosus was mainly captured by UV LED on June (P<0.01). No effect of time 
      (P>0.05) or LED colour (P>0.05) was recorded for S. minuta and P. neglectus. 
      According to the results of the present study light trap equipped with UV LED can 
      represent an effective tool for the capture of sand fly species in the 
      Mediterranean area.
FAU - Gaglio, Gabriella
AU  - Gaglio G
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4215-2611
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
FAU - Napoli, Ettore
AU  - Napoli E
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
FAU - Arfuso, Francesca
AU  - Arfuso F
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
FAU - Abbate, Jessica Maria
AU  - Abbate JM
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
FAU - Giannetto, Salvatore
AU  - Giannetto S
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
FAU - Brianti, Emanuele
AU  - Brianti E
AD  - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180627
PL  - United States
TA  - Biomed Res Int
JT  - BioMed research international
JID - 101600173
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - *Color
MH  - Dogs
MH  - Female
MH  - Flight, Animal
MH  - Horses
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leishmaniasis/veterinary
MH  - Male
MH  - Phlebotomus
MH  - *Psychodidae
MH  - Seasons
PMC - PMC6040297
EDAT- 2018/07/28 06:00
MHDA- 2019/01/09 06:00
PMCR- 2018/06/27
CRDT- 2018/07/28 06:00
PHST- 2018/04/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/06/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/07/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/07/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/01/09 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2018/6432637 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jun 27;2018:6432637. doi: 10.1155/2018/6432637. eCollection 
      2018.