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ID#:

7001

Caption:

This 1970 photograph taken in El Salvador, depicted a Center for Disease Control (CDC)-type light trap, which had enticed, and trapped a large number of adult mosquitoes that were then ready for processing. The CDC light trap utilizes CO₂ as an added attractant in the form of dry ice, thereby, markedly increasing the number of mosquitoes trapped, than if implementing a light source alone. In 1962, the CDC light trap was created, which was far more portable than its predecessor, the New Jersey trap. It was equipped with a small fan that introduced a downward air current, forcing the attracted insects down into the trap, a white light bulb, both powered by a small battery, and a small quantity of dry ice, the entire trap weighed in at under two pounds.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC

Creation Date:

1970

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