TABLE I. Sandfly captures’ strategy from September 2013 to January 2015 in Brasiléia, Acre, Brazil.
| Capture | Area-Ramal | Number of HP light traps | Capture exposure (hours x days) | Sampling effort - HP traps (number of traps x exposure) | Shannon trap | Capture exposure (hours x days) | Sampling effort - Shannon (exposure x two persons) | Sampling effort (HP + Shannon) | ||
| Ground | Top of trees | Days (hours) | Time (hours) | Time (hours) | Days (hours) | Time (hours) | Time (hours) | Time (hours) | ||
| 1º - Dry season September/2013 | A2-R5 | 5 | - | 2 (12 /night) | 24 | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| A6-R69 | 2 | - | 1 (12 /night) | 12 | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
| A7-R74 | 3 | - | 1 (12 /night) | 12 | 36 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 180 | 180 | ||||||||
| 2º - Rainy season January/2014 | A3-R13 | 2 | 2 | 4 (24 /day) | 96 | 384 | 2 (3 /night) | 6 | 12 | |
| A4-R18 | 2 | 2 | 4 (24 /day) | 96 | 384 | 2 (3 /night) | 6 | 12 | ||
| Total | 768 | 24 | 792 | |||||||
| 3º - Dry season July/2014 | A3-R13 | 2 | 2 | 4 (24 /day) | 96 | 384 | 2 (3 /night) | 6 | 12 | |
| A4-R18 | 2 | 2 | 4 (24 /day) | 96 | 384 | 2 (3 /night) | 6 | 12 | ||
| A1-R4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (24 /day) | 48 | 384 | 2 (3 /night) | 6 | 12 | ||
| Total | 1,152 | 36 | 1,188 | |||||||
| 4º - Rainy season January/2015 | A1-R4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (24 /day) | 48 | 384 | 2 (3 /night) | 6 | 12 | |
| A5-R59 | 4 | 4 | 4 (24 /day) | 96 | 768 | 4 (3 /night) | 12 | 24 | ||
| Total | 1,152 | 36 | 1,188 | |||||||