@article{ab61e592780242a0b88e27fe964b6090,
title = "Variation in baiting intensity among CO2-baited traps used to collect hematophagous arthropods",
abstract = "Hematophagous arthropods transmit the etiological agents of numerous diseases and as a result are frequently the targets of sampling to characterize vector and pathogen populations. Arguably, the most commonly used sampling approach involves traps baited with carbon dioxide. We report results of a laboratory study in which the performance of carbon dioxide-baited traps was evaluated using measures of baiting intensity, the amount of carbon dioxide released per unit time during trap deployment. We evaluated the effects of trap design, carbon dioxide source, and wind speed on baiting intensity and documented significant effects of these factors on the length of sampling (time to baiting intensity = 0), maximum baiting intensity, and variation in baiting intensity during experimental trials. Among the three dry ice-baited trap types evaluated, traps utilizing insulated beverage coolers as dry ice containers sampled for the longest period of time, had the lowest maximum but most consistent baiting intensity within trials and were least sensitive to effects of wind speed and dry ice form (block vs. pellet) on baiting intensity. Results of trials involving traps baited with carbon dioxide released from pressurized cylinders suggested that this trap type had performance comparable to dry ice-baited insulated cooler traps but at considerably higher cost.",
keywords = "Carbon dioxide trap, Compressed gas, Dry ice, Mosquito sampling, Tick sampling",
author = "Springer, {Yuri P.} and Taylor, {Jeffrey R.} and Travers, {Patrick D.} and Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena",
note = "Funding Information: We thank P.T.J. Johnson for help with statistical analyses, M. LeBlanc for assistance with sensor calibration, and C. Baur, T. Gustafson and T. Oden for creating a space in the NEON, Inc. warehouse where the study could be performed. Data presented here were collected by Y.P.S. and P.D.T. when they were employed by NEON, Inc. and are available for download from the NEON, Inc. website (www.neoninc.org). The National Ecological Observatory Network is a project supported by the National Science Foundation and managed under cooperative agreement by NEON, Inc. The material presented in this article is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under the following grants: EF-1029808, EF-1138160, and DBI-0752017. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NEON, Inc., the National Science Foundation, the University of Colorado, the Aspen Global Change Institute, or the Dolan Integration Group. Dolan Integration Group. Further, use of trade or product names herein does not imply endorsement by any of these organizations. The funders and managers had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors report no conflicts of interest associated with this work. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author 2015.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1093/jisesa/iev073",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "15",
journal = "Journal of Insect Science",
issn = "1536-2442",
publisher = "Library of the University of Arizona",
number = "1",
}