Mosquito traps use smells and stimuli to lure mosquitoes in and trap them. Traps produce CO2, octenol, heat, or light to attract mosquitoes. Sticky traps use visual and olfactory cues like black color and synthetic attractants. Traps are monitored to identify mosquito species and detect viruses. Traps provide an effective, economical, and environmentally friendly approach to mosquito monitoring and control.

1. Malaria
Filariasis
Yellow
fever
Chicken
gunya
Dengue
Encepha
lomyeliti
s

3. Traps…..
 Mosquito traps take advantage of mosquitoes’
sensory abilities by tricking them with features
that mimic the smells and visual stimuli
associated with people.
 Various brands produce CO2, octenol, heat, or
light – or a combination of those – to lure
mosquitoes in, then trap them in containers
where they die.

4.  OPI (%)= nº positive ovitraps
total nº examined ovitraps
 EDI= total nº eggs
total nº positive ovitraps
x 100
Burroni et al, 2013

5. Burroni et al, 2013

6.  Minitoring- Sticky trap
 Sticky surface -adult gravid mosquitoes
 No electricity
 Visual (black colour) and olfactory (synthetic
oviposition attractant) cues
 Easily removal for species & virus identification
Degner et al, 2015

7.  Black polyethylene pail (10/19 L of water)+30 g hay packet
(attractant)
 Upper trap entrance component that houses the sticky surface
(polybutylene adhesive)
 Fine-mesh screen – preventing
 mosquitoes from reaching the water
 escape of adult mosquito
 Funnel made out of plastic screen
 19.5 cm dia. +10.5 cm high + 5.5 cm dia.
 at the entrance of traps
 mosquito elimination & to reduce the entrance of domestic lizards
 Traps were serviced every 2 months
Barrera et al, 2014

8. Cheng et al, 1982

9. Harburguer et al, 201

10.  OPI: 0 to 28.13%
 EDI: 0 to 59.9
 The predominant species was Aedes aegypti, with 84.9%
of the hatched larvae
 PCR for DENV detection
 Vertical transmission could be detected
Cecilio et al, 2015

11. Lee & Rohani, 2005

12. Summary
 Traps are efficient method of mosquito
monitoring.
 With some modification can be used in control
 Virus detection studies.
 Economic & eco-friendly approach.