Picture of CDC Light Trap Equipment Used In Arbovirus Field Studies #5188


#5188 Picture of CDC Light Trap Equipment Used In Arbovirus Field Studies by JVPD
This 1980 photograph shows field carrying cases containing CDC light trap equipment used in arbovirus field studies.

The light trap is a light-weight device that employs a light source powered by two D-cell batteries that attracts photophilic insects such as mosquitos trapping them inside to be collected, and subsequently tested for the presence of pathogenic organisms.

This image was created in 1980 and provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [0003-0702-1023-3350] by 0003

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