Mosquito Traps
Easy to use
User-friendly design, no power source needed, easy to assemble and maintain
Novel
A multi-impact mosquito control tool that uses mosquitoes to spread larvicides
Effective
Scientific field data shows effective kill of Aedes larvae & mosquitoes
The best way to place mosquito traps in Houston is to put them outdoors at a recommended density of 1/400 m2 (10 Traps per acre) and to maintain them every 4 weeks using refill sachets. The product lends itself perfectly for use in vector control programs, particularly in hotspot areas, and by professional pest management companies for Aedes mosquito control services at resorts, hotels and residential sites.
- Alternative Solution to Mosquito Misting
How does it work?
An environmentally friendly solution
Insecticide resistance has become a major problem in countries infested by Aedes mosquitoes. Area-wide insecticide fogging is still being used but is showing limited efficacy and major impacts on non-target organisms. This necessitates a switch to more sustainable, environmentally friendly vector control. The Mosquito Trap is the first Trap that uses a biological control agent to kill mosquitoes. It deploys an US-EPA-approved fungus that kills the mosquito several days after infection and can prevent disease transmission. The Trap larvicide is US-EPA-approved and WHO- recommended for mosquito control and use in drinking water. Both bioactives have short half-lives and pose very low risks for non-target organisms.
Mosquito Traps in Katy deploy a small dose of bioactive mixture in an enclosed point-source environment that is specifically attractive to mosquitoes. Only tiny amounts of larvicide will get spread to other breeding sites (mostly small man-made containers), which is enough to kill mosquito larvae (as <10 ppb PPF works well) but not enough to cause risk for non-target organisms like fish or mammals. In this way, our Traps offer an effective mosquito control option without drastic use of chemicals in the entire environment.
Published & Field validated Results
This novel tool can complement Aedes vector control efforts and be used to control mosquito hotspots and pockets of persistent breeding. Several Governments, including US Mosquito Abatement Districts and the Trinidad Ministry of Health, are using In2Care® Traps in residential sites and problem areas such as schools & hospitals where insecticide fogging is restricted. The product is also used in community-based Aedes control programs in the Caribbean. Mosquito Traps were initially developed and scientifically validated in our mosquito laboratory (www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/7/1/200). The Trap deploys a very special type of gauze. It holds the bioactives via electrostatic binding forces, which enables a high dose transfer when mosquitoes make contact and causes high levels of mortality.
Field efficacy studies were performed in Trinidad, Cayman Islands and Florida, USA. The Manatee County Mosquito Control District tests for US-EPA registration used local strains of Aedes aegypti and albopictus. Results confirmed that the fungus effectively killed mosquitoes several days after gauze exposure (graph A), which allowed them to also disseminate larvicide to other sites before dying. There were massive reductions in adult mosquitoes produced in other breeding sites near the Trap; >80% were inhibited from emerging as adult mosquito (graph B). See all results at: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2987/17-6642R.1
Pest Management Professionals deploy Mosquito Traps in their Mosquito control services to reduce Aedes mosquito numbers and nuisance at client sites. Many hotels and resorts have been made mosquito free and recommend our product. We have Stewardship Programs, Service Models and Instruction Movies available to guide Trap implementation.
