Ndengue J. D. auteur aut IRD Texier G. auteur aut IRD Landier Jordi auteur aut IRD De Gavelle E. auteur aut IRD Marchi J. auteur aut IRD Kamgang L. R. auteur aut IRD Kenne M. auteur aut IRD Tindo M. auteur aut IRD Eyangoh S. auteur aut IRD Le Gall Philippe auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Various trapping methods and techniques developed for entomological studies are inefficient in attracting all arthropod groups. A new simple light trap, the basin light trap (BLT), to collect arthropod fauna around household in central Cameroon was thus designed. Its performance is evaluated by comparing collected data with those obtained by the Centre for Disease Control light trap (CDC) commonly used in mosquito studies. BLT were activated between 6 and 10 pm and CDC between 5 pm and 8 am. A total of 36,804 arthropods specimens were collected and sorted into 115 families within 20 orders and three phyla (Myriapoda, Arachnida and Hexapoda). BLT attracted more individuals (22,250 vs 14,554), families (106 vs 65) and significantly more families per night (33.0 +/- 15.9 vs 21.0 +/- 8.5) than CDC. Some families were collected by only one specific trap type while others overlapped between the two traps. Prosopistomatidae (Ephemeroptera) was the most abundant family collected by BLT. In contrast, Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) was the most abundant taxon trapped by CDC. These results indicate that collecting methods such as BLT complement available trapping methods in evaluating arthropod fauna in and around households. specialized arthropods basin light trap biodiversity CDC light trap lamp LED outdoor biomes CAMEROUN 052 55 5 383-394 2019 0037-9271 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077035 10.1080/00379271.2019.1652684 0037-9271 [F B010077035] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077035 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2019/10/010077035.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2019-11-05 2025-02-24 fdi:010077035 fre