1. Trap Catches of Dipteran Insects using Ultraviolet LED (Light Emitting Diode) and Water-pan Trap
- Author
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Shoji Sonoda, Yuri Imura, Mitsuyoshi Suzue, Yoko Kohara, Ryo Nakano, and Yoko Kataoka
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biology ,Ecology ,Analytical chemistry ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease_cause ,law.invention ,Trap (computing) ,Neoempheria ,law ,Insect Science ,Phototaxis ,medicine ,Sciaridae ,Ultraviolet ,Light-emitting diode - Abstract
We examined phototactic responses of dipteran insects, including Neoempheria ferruginea (Brunetti), Sciaridae, and Drosophila, using ultraviolet (365nm), green (525nm), and white wavelengths of a LED (light emitting diode) using a water-pan trap. The number of N. ferruginea captured (trap catches) were highest in the trap with ultraviolet LED. Then, we examined the effects of ultraviolet LED and surfactant (1% Tween 80) in the water-pan trap on the trap catches using generalized linear mixed model. Both ultraviolet LED and surfactant were shown to affect positively on the trap catches. Nevertheless, the LED variable had the highest effect on N. ferruginea trap catches. On the other hand, trap catches of Sciaridae and Drosophila were affected most by the surfactant.
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- 2014