The CDC
Fay-Prince Trap Model 712 is a daytime trap
which is quite specific for Aedes aegypti and Culex
quinquefasciatus adults of both sexes. It
was designed by the Technical Development Laboratory
of CDC. Baited with CO2, it is the trap of choice
for Aedes sierrensis.
The Fay-Prince
trap (Fay and Prince, 1970) was specifically designed
and field tested for the collection of Aedes aegypti by
scientists from the Technical Development Laboratories of
the Communicable Disease Center, DHHS. The design is based
upon the attractiveness of contrasting gloss black and white
panels and employs a wind-orienting cover and cylinder that
houses a suction motor and supports the collection bag or
killing jar.
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.
