Abstract: Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention relates to a system for capturing arthropods comprising a housing including a first section and a second section, a substrate placed within the first section for preventing the arthropods from leaving the first section once the arthropods have entered the first section, and a light source enclosed within the second section of the housing for attracting arthropods to the first section, and position therein such that the light emitting from the light source is projected on the substrate. The second section comprises a transition point that separates the second section from the first section, and is circumferentially continuous such that the light source is enclosed therein, and the first section is a non-circumferentially continuous allowing arthropods to enter and land on the substrate contained therein.