caa a22 4500 475746791 CHVBK 20180406123515.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s002840010132 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s002840010132 Killing of Flies in Electrocuting Insect Traps Releases Bacteria and Viruses [Elektronische Daten] [James E. Urban, A. Broce] Electrocuting insect traps (EIT) are popular devices frequently used by homeowners and food handlers attempting to localize the control of flying insects, including the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica L.). The traps contain a visual attractant and a high-voltage metal grid. Upon contact with the grids, the insects are disintegrated by the high voltage. As part of a systematic evaluation of EITs and their role in infectious disease spread, we quantitated spread of bacteria and a bacterial virus during electrocution of house flies. We loaded flies with Serratia marcescens or with the Escherichia coli phage ΦX174 and placed sprayed or fed flies into a room containing an EIT. While flies were being electrocuted, liberated particles and bacteria were assayed via agar plates or via air filtration samplers. Sprayed flies released one of every 10,000 of the added bacteria or viruses, and fed flies released one of every 1,000,000 of the consumed bacteria or viruses. Results of our studies suggest EITs could play a role in the spread of infectious disease agents, but the potential is influenced by the insect's route of contamination. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2000 Urban James E. Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, US aut Broce A. Department of Entomology, Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, US aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s002840010132 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002840010132 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Urban James E. Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Broce A. Department of Entomology, Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, US aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer