Effectiveness of different LED light traps and sticky traps in collecting Phlebotominae sand flies of Saveh County in central Iran

Effectiveness of different LED light traps and sticky traps in collecting Phlebotominae sand flies of Saveh County in central Iran | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Effectiveness of different LED light traps and sticky traps in collecting Phlebotominae sand flies of Saveh County in central Iran Atiye Shatteri, Amir Hossein Zahirnia, Behrouz Davari, Aref Salehzadeh This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7170836/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Objective: Considering that cutaneous leishmaniasis is a health issue in Iran, identifying sand flies and determining fauna, sex ratio, and the behavior of sand flies as main vectors of the disease is important for planning preventive interventions. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Saveh County of Markazi province during 2019 and 2020. Sand flies were captured using sticky traps and modified CDC light-traps with different wavelengths. Findings: During two consecutive years a total of 1329 sand flies were collected and 6 species in 2 genera including Phlebotomus papatasi, Ph. sergenti, Ph. alexandri, Ph. tobbi, Ph. mesghali and Sergentomya sintoni were identified. Sergentomya sintoni and Ph. papatasi were the most dominant species. The results of the present study showed that light traps with either red, UV or blue LED lamps attract more specimens than sticky traps. Also, light traps with yellow LED lamps catch fewer Phlebotomus specimens than other light traps and sticky traps whereas, it was more efficient in attracting S. sintoni. Although there was difference in attraction of different wavelength for different species, light traps with either red or UV lamps were two most efficient traps in attracting phlebotominae species of studied areas. Phlebotominae sticky trap Light-Emitting Diode Saveh County leishmaniasis Iran Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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