Modified CDC Backpack Aspirator

Included Items

The Modified CDC Backpack Aspirator Model 1412 comes complete with:

Electric aspirator with hose.
Built-in 12 VDC 17 AmpHr sealed-electrolyte battery
5 amps/hr automatic battery charger
Extra screened-collection cups.
Switched suction motor.
Lightweight welded aluminum backpack frame.
Instructions.

Description

The battery powered Modified CDC Backpack Aspirator is a lightweight, durable, and comfortable aspirator for the collection of resting adult mosquitoes and other resting species. It has been very well received by agriculture as well as medical entomology researchers and surveyors.

Design Characteristics

The CDC Backpack Aspirator was originally designed for the collection of resting adult mosquitoes by the U.S. Public Health Service. It is also used to collect other resting species in row crops, on ornamentals, from turf grass and other plants.

The formed aluminum platten supporting the battery and suction motor is welded and aluminum power coated. It is lightweight, durable, and comfortable to use.