Day or nighttime collection of mosquitoes and sandflies including specific traps for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus or gravid Culex mosquitoes. Battery-powered traps feature incandescent, blacklight (UV), or LEDs, downdraft or updraft fans, CO₂ release, and photocell control.

New Items

UVA-LED Light Trap

The UVA-LED Light Trap (Model 1612) is based on two years of research into the use of near ultra-violet radiation (UVA, peak wavelength of ca. 361 nm) for the attraction of hematophagous insects using light emitting diodes (LEDs).  This research led to the development of the Stealth Trap (Model 2014) for our US Department of Defense and now to a civilian version, the model 1612.  The 1612 uses 6.3 VDC and consumes only 300 mAmps. The trap has a almost twice the runtime of the Miniature Incandescent Light Trap Model 1012 and three times the runtime of the Blacklight (UV) Model 1212. 

Stealth Trap

Designed over the course of two years, the Stealth Trap Model 2014 was designed around the requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense for vector surveillance in deployments (patent pending). The trap is hard for humans to see because the trap and collection cup are either black or camouflaged and for attraction, the trap emits nearly invisible ultraviolet (UVA) radiation from eight LEDs. Ultraviolet light is attractive to all species of haematogenous mosquitoes and sandflies. The trap is controlled by a photo switch and can use any battery with a voltage of 4 to 24 DC. Because of this feature set, this trap is also being used by public health organizations and many mosquito control districts in the United States and elsewhere. Power consumption running only the LEDs and fan is about one-half that of a standard CDC trap.

 

Automatic DC-DC Buck/Boost Power Supply

We recently developed a Automatic DC-DC Buck/Boost Power Supply (8.EXT and 8.INT) for our 6 VDC traps that can use any battery source from 5 to 30 VDC.  We developed this in response to several malaria control projects in Africa where 12-volt automobile batteries and chargers were widely available and the cost of shipping in 6-volt gel cell batteries and chargers was considered prohibitively expensive. The Automatic DC-DC Buck/Boost Power Supply is available in two options. PN: 8.EXT is a unit that comes in a waterproof housing for use with traps like the 512. PN: 8.INT is put into traps where the housing provides the protection, e.g. 1012, 1212 traps.

 

Floating Adult Emergence Trap for Catch Basins and Wells

Hamer Floating Adult Emergence Trap for Catch Basins and Wells

This trap (Model 619) captures emerging adult mosquitoes from catch basins and wells. Stormwater treatment systems utilizing catch basins are ubiquitous in the USA and are known sources of mosquito production in the urban environment. The principal mosquito species occupying these habitats are mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which are the primary enzootic vectors of St. Louis Encephalitis and West Nile virus. In an effort to reduce arboviral transmission to humans, catch basins are often treated for mosquito abatement with larvicidal oils, Bti, etc. This trap is designed to monitor the efficacy of such treatments.

 

Daytime Traps for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

CDC Fay-Prince Trap

The CDC Fay-Prince Trap Model 712 is a daytime trap which is quite specific for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus adults of both sexes. It was designed by the Technical Development Laboratory of CDC. Baited with CO₂, it is the trap of choice for Aedes sierrensis.

 

Omni-Directional Fay-Prince Trap

The Omni-Directional Fay-Prince Trap Model 112 is a daytime trap which is quite specific for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus adults of both sexes; it will capture gravid and nuliparous females. Based on the original CDC Fay-Prince Trap, this Model 112 trap increases the collection of females since they can be captured arriving in any direction.

 

CDC Wilton Trap

The CDC Wilton Trap Model 1912 was a cooperative design effort of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the New Orleans Mosquito Control Board for the collection of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus.

 

Traps for gravid Culex quinquefasciatus, etc.

Frommer Updraft Gravid Trap

The Frommer Updraft Gravid Trap Model 1719 operates in a fashion similar to the CDC Gravid Trap (Model 1712) by creating an upward current of air from within the confines of the oviposition pan, so that the mosquitoes are drawn into the unit during their pre-oviposition examination of the medium. The chief advantage of the 1719 over the 1712 trap is that the Frommer version has a collection chamber below the fan and the adults are not exposed to the aspiration fan; the result is pristine specimens that are easy to identify.

 

CDC Gravid Trap

The CDC Gravid Trap Model 1712 is particularly good for collecting virus-positive mosquitoes since it was designed by Dr. Paul Reiter of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to collect gravid Culex mosquitoes.

 

New Standard Night and Daytime Battery-Powered Traps

 

New Standard Miniature Light Trap

The New Standard Miniature Incandescent Light Trap Model 1012 features 100% light output and maximum airflow for superior catch results. The internal programmable photoswitch can control any combination of motor and/or light on and off at dusk and dawn.

 

New Standard Miniature Light Trap With Photocell-Controlled CO₂ Release

This trap (Model 1012.CO2) combines the proven performance of the New Standard Miniature Incandescent Light Trap with a small precision pneumatic valve controlled by the trap’s internal photoswitch that turns on and off the release of CO₂ with the light level.

 

New Standard Miniature BlackLight (UV) Trap

The New Standard Miniature BlackLight (UV) Trap Model 1212 uses maximum airflow and an internal super-efficient transistor ballast to drive a 4 watt blue-blacklight tube for superior catch results. The internal programmable photoswitch can control any combination of motor and/or light on and off at dusk and dawn.

 

Night and Daytime Battery-Powered Traps

CDC Miniature Light Trap

The CDC Miniature Light Trap Model 512 was developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to provide a reliable and portable sampling device for the collection of mosquitoes and sand flies used in arbovirus and taxonomic studies. This basic trap is capable of once-a-day tending when fitted with the optionally available PhotoSwitch and Air-Actuated Gate System.

 

CDC Fay-Prince Blacklight (UV) Trap

The CDC Fay-Prince Blacklight (UV) Trap Model 812 adds a blacklight tube and ballast to the popular CDC Fay-Prince Trap for day and nighttime collections. This trap is quite specific forAedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus adults of both sexes. Baited with CO2, it is the trap of choice for Aedes sierrensis.

 

Miniature Downdraft Blacklight (UV) Trap

The Miniature Downdraft Blacklight (UV) Trap Model 912 is similar to the CDC Miniature Light Trap Model 512, but includes a blacklight tube support and ballast. Blacklight (UV) aids in attracting a greater number and diversity of mosquito species, Culicoides, and Phlebotomines.

 

CDC UpDraft Blacklight (UV) Trap

The CDC UpDraft Blacklight (UV) Trap Model 1312 was developed from a design of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In field tests in Central America it caught several times more Anopheline mosquitoes than did standard CDC Miniature or New Jersey light traps.

 

Ruggedized Storm Sewer Trap

The Ruggedized Storm Sewer Trap Model 519.55 was developed in concert with entomologists with the Mosquito Control Division of the Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services in 2002-2003 for trapping primarily Culex quinquefasciatus females in the storm sewer system of Harris County surrounding the city of Houston. The body and lid are made of virtually indestructible ABS plastic; the other parts of the trap are either aluminum, stainless steel, or bronze.

 

Permanent-Mounted 110/220 VAC Traps

New Jersey Stainless Steel Light Trap

The New Jersey Stainless Steel Light Trap Model 1112 has been a long time standard for mosquito control operations. The large stainless steel trap is usually permanently mounted and is available with an optional PhotoSwitch and Programmable Seven-day Timer.