Trapping Protocol Since the primary vector for the new, unknown pathogen for this medical outbreak are ticks, there are two primary choices of methods to utilize in order to trap and study the tick specimens from different habitats (Ginsberg and Ewing 1988).
One type of trapping methods to use is the dry ice baited tick trap. This method can be accomplished by inserting dry ice into a container that has a slight opening to allow the carbon dioxide gas to exit, and the arthropods will be trapped by a layer of masking tape around the container. Because the ticks and other hemophagic vectors are attracted to the carbon dioxide emitted by humans and animals, thus the dry ice is effective in stimulating their host seeking process (Logan, Pickett, and Cameron 2013). In addition, this trapping method is effective in capturing ticks that will not require the use of human or …show more content…
This mechanism can be completed by waving a corduroy flag over high vegetation, or dragging a corduroy drag over ground level vegetation (Dabtas-Torres, Lia, Capelli, and Otranto 2013). In other words, this suggest that flagging would be more effective in areas with dense undergrowth, whereas dragging would be more effective in more open areas (Rulison, Kuczaj, Pang, Hickling, Tsao, and Ginsberg 2013). Because the ticks are extremely sensitive to movement, carbon dioxide, and body heat emitted by the trapper, they will latch onto the fibers of the flag or the drag and become trapped. In addition, the samples collected by the flags or the drags can be standardized by manipulating the same materials to have equivalent surface areas (Ginsberg and Ewing 1989). In other words, this allows a more selective tick species trapping. Although this method may not be as safe as the dry ice baited trap due to more chance of contact, yet can be a more effective method for specific ticks that are not responsive to the dry ice baited
One type of trapping methods to use is the dry ice baited tick trap. This method can be accomplished by inserting dry ice into a container that has a slight opening to allow the carbon dioxide gas to exit, and the arthropods will be trapped by a layer of masking tape around the container. Because the ticks and other hemophagic vectors are attracted to the carbon dioxide emitted by humans and animals, thus the dry ice is effective in stimulating their host seeking process (Logan, Pickett, and Cameron 2013). In addition, this trapping method is effective in capturing ticks that will not require the use of human or …show more content…
This mechanism can be completed by waving a corduroy flag over high vegetation, or dragging a corduroy drag over ground level vegetation (Dabtas-Torres, Lia, Capelli, and Otranto 2013). In other words, this suggest that flagging would be more effective in areas with dense undergrowth, whereas dragging would be more effective in more open areas (Rulison, Kuczaj, Pang, Hickling, Tsao, and Ginsberg 2013). Because the ticks are extremely sensitive to movement, carbon dioxide, and body heat emitted by the trapper, they will latch onto the fibers of the flag or the drag and become trapped. In addition, the samples collected by the flags or the drags can be standardized by manipulating the same materials to have equivalent surface areas (Ginsberg and Ewing 1989). In other words, this allows a more selective tick species trapping. Although this method may not be as safe as the dry ice baited trap due to more chance of contact, yet can be a more effective method for specific ticks that are not responsive to the dry ice baited