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1. 4. Placement and
Maximizing Effectiveness
of Insect Light Traps (ILTs)

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3. Fly Trap Effectiveness
Issues: Flying insect behaviour
How flies behave:
• They fly near passageways
• At 18” above the floor
• Flies avoid hot, dry environments
• They hunt for food by day
How do they navigate?
• Use UVA light to find way out of a building
• Move to another place to breed again
• Escape reaction

4. Fly Trap Effectiveness
Issues: Maintaining equipment
Replace consumables regularly:
• Control boards = every 4 weeks
• Bulbs = 12 months minimum replacement
Keep units clean and free from debris:
• Service and clean on a regular basis for
best performance
Replace bulbs every 12 months
for effective performance

5. Fly Trap Effectiveness
Issues: Why replace bulbs
after 12 months?

6. Placement of
Insect Light Traps:
The Process

7. Introduction and
reminder: Types of ILTs
A brief reminder
Glue board traps (for areas around food):
• Front of the house
• Back of the house
High Voltage Killers
• Not to be used near food
Jet proof traps
• Specialist units for tough environments
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8. Placement of ILTs:
Step 1 Initial survey
Carry out an initial survey to gather information.
Questions to answer
• Where are the areas of major problems
• Approximate size of location
• Where are the windows, doorways & how often are they used
• Establish fly breeding sites nearby e.g. food sources, dairy farms, chicken
farms, dumpsters etc .
• Define front of house and back of house areas

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A floor plan is a
very useful tool for
initial survey

10. Placement of ILTs
Step 2: Process of siting
• Decide where the highest risk of flying
insect is likely to be found entering the
building.
• Walk from the exterior and interior
doorways and try and determine the
natural path the insects might take as
they move through the building.
• Consider how lighting and air
movement might guide insects along.

11. Placement of ILTs:
Identify Risk Areas

12. Placement of ILTs
General siting guidelines
Wall mount or table mount units where they can be easily
serviced.
• The units should not be positioned / placed where they can get
damaged e.g. passageways, cleaners, maintenance staff, fork lift
trucks.
• Position the units such that they intercept the flies before
entering critical areas.
• Position units such that, you draw insects away from the area
you are trying to protect.
• Do not place units over food preparation, packaging or
processing areas
The Genus Fli can be wall
mounted or placed on a
table-top

13. Good locations for ILTs

14. Types of ILTs
in context
The following slides give a number of examples of locations
where ILT’s can be placed.
Placement examples include:
• Supermarket (various locations)
• Café (front of house)
• Health care (public areas)
• Commercial Kitchen (back of house)

15. Supermarket Example
Back of house glue board unit
Front of house glue board unit
High Voltage Grid unit

16. Café example
Front of house
Front of house units can be used
in customer/public areas
- There is no need to “hide” them.
Because insects are captured fully intact, Brandenburg
ILT’s may be installed near food preparation or serving
lines, but never directly over the food preparation
and/or serving areas

17. Kitchen area
Back of house
Insect light traps are vital in food production areas such as
kitchens.
Don’t install units:
•Adjacent to Natural
sources of UVA light
• Next to extreme heat
sources
• Directly above food
preparation areas
DO Install Units:
• To draw flying insects away
from food preparation area
DO Install Units:
In intercept paths – capturing insects that enter the kitchen

18. Hospital facility
example: Public areas
Front of the house units can be
used in public areas
Insect light traps is important in
health care facilities – install ILT’s
in corridors and outside of
operating theatres

19. Food Areas
Rules of placement of ILTs
• Do not use High Voltage units in Food
preparation areas – use control board units
only
• Do not place units directly over food
preparation areas. e.g. above cookers,
steam vents etc
• Do not place units in near air blowers, air
conditioners etc.
• In glass free areas use units with
Safety/sleeved bulbs.
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