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Citizen science set in motion: DIY light traps for phlebotomine sand flies

Author
Gálvez Esteban, Rosauntranslated; López de Felipe, Marcos; Yebes, Felipe
Entity
UAM. Departamento de Didácticas Específicas
Publisher
Elsevier
Date
2022-01-25
Citation
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 200 (2022): 105589
ISSN
0167-5877 (print)
DOI
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105589
Funded by
This study was conducted within the framework of the BRITEC (Bringing Research Into ThE Classroom) Research Project funded by the European Union in the Erasmus + KA2 Program (2018-1-PL01-KA201- 051080)
Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105589
Subjects
CDC light trap; Citizen science; Flebocollect model; Leishmania; Phlebotomine sand fly; Recycled materials; Educación
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10486/704352
Rights
© 2022 The Authors

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Abstract

Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of various diseases such as leishmaniasis making them a public health concern worldwide. To increase the tools available for the study of sand flies, we developed do it yourself (DIY) light traps made mainly from recycled materials and tested their effectiveness in the field. This new model is named Flebocollect light trap. In this report we describe how the DIY light traps are prepared and illustrate the process with a short video. Lowering costs makes this resource available for citizen science and educational projects, and for research groups with a low budget such as those in developing countries. Our preliminary results showed a capture rate increase of 37 % of DIY light traps over commercial CDC, although no statistical evidence has been obtained
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