Do Different LED Colours Influence Sand Fly Collection by Light Trap in the Mediterranean?
Table 2
Number and percentages of phlebotomine sand fly species captured by each trap model in the study.
Traps
Species
Study period
May n/total (%)
June n/total (%)
July n/total (%)
August n/total (%)
September n/total (%)
blue LED
Phlebotomus perniciosus
1/5 (20)
20/30 (66.7)
3/11 (27.3)
9/18 (50)
4/6 (66.7)
Sergentomyia minuta
4/5 (80)
10/30 (33.3)
8/11 (72.7)
9/18 (50)
2/6 (33.3)
Phlebotomus neglectus
0/5 (0)
0/30 (0)
0/11 (0)
0/18 (0)
0/6 (0)
UV LED
Phlebotomus perniciosus
10/11 (90.9)
104/116 (89.7)
8/9 (97.1)
14/18 (77.8)
6/10 (60)
Sergentomyia minuta
1/11 (9.1)
12/116 (10.3)
1/9 (2.9)
4/18 (22.2)
4/10 (40)
Phlebotomus neglectus
0/11 (0)
0/116 (0)
0/9 (0)
0/18 (0)
0/10 (0)
white LED
Phlebotomus perniciosus
2/2 (100)
9/15 (60)
0/4 (0)
9/12 (75)
1/1 (100)
Sergentomyia minuta
0/2 (0)
5/15 (33.3)
4/4 (100)
3/12 (25)
0/1 (0)
Phlebotomus neglectus
0/2 (0)
1/15 (6.7)
0/4 (0)
0/12 (0)
0/1 (0)
green LED
Phlebotomus perniciosus
1/3 (33.3)
2/4 (50)
3/10 (30)
0/5 (0)
4/5 (80)
Sergentomyia minuta
2/3 (66.7)
2/4 (50)
7/10 (70)
5/5 (100)
0/5 (0)
Phlebotomus neglectus
0/3 (0)
0/4 (0)
0/10 (0)
0/5 (0)
1/5 (20)
red LED
Phlebotomus perniciosus
1/2 (50)
10/14 (71.4)
0/6 (0)
0/5 (0)
2/5 (40)
Sergentomyia minuta
1/2 (50)
4/14 (28.6)
6/6 (100)
5/5 (100)
2/5 (40)
Phlebotomus neglectus
0/2 (0)
0/14 (0)
0/6 (0)
0/5 (0)
1/5 (20)
CLT
Phlebotomus perniciosus
5/5 (100)
33/34 (97.1)
5/9 (55.6)
15/18 (83.3)
17/18 (97.1)
Sergentomyia minuta
0/5 (0)
1/34 (2.9)
4/9 (44.4)
3/18 (16.7)
1/18 (2.9)
Phlebotomus neglectus
0/5 (0)
0/34 (0)
0/9 (0)
0/18 (0)
0/18 (0)
Legend: blue LED, UV LED, white LED, green LED, red LED= Laika traps equipped with blue, UV, white, green and red LEDs respectively; CLT = Classical light trap equipped with incandescent lamp.