The
CDC Wilton Trap Model 1912 was a cooperative design
effort of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
the New Orleans Mosquito Control Board for the collection
of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus.
Highlights
Specific
for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus.
Specimens
are not damaged by the fan.
Can
be used with
insulated Dry Ice Container for CO2 release.
The trap is attractive by virtue of its
shiny black appearance. The mosquitoes are captured in a
upper screened cup so there is no damage to the specimens
as they come through the fan.
Optional CO2 Release
The addition of dry ice
which involves CO2 gas, results in significant increases
in the number and diversity of mosquitoes caught and
makes the location of the trap less critical.
Used in the afternoon, it allows the collection of diurnally
active mosquitoes that are not normally attracted to
light traps. Our Insulated Dry Ice Container is simply
a modified Igloo® drink
cooler with stainless steel hardware to make it easy
to use with 2kg of dry ice. The
insulation slows the rate of sublimation and by hanging
the trap from the hook below the cooler, the CO2 is released
at the correct location, right above the trap.
