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[HP: an improved model of suction light trap for the capture of small insects]
Hoover Pugedo1, Ricardo A Barata, João Carlos França-Silva
1HP Biomédica, Sabará, MG, Brazil.
Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical
|February 18, 2005
Abstract:
This paper describes a new model of light trap, named HP, based on the widely used CDC trap. Its advantages include high efficiency, easy handling and transport. Moreover, it is almost totally made of national materials, which reduces considerably the final cost.

