Many malaria vector control specialists also work on dengue mosquitoes. After all, both diseases overlap in geographic distribution and are endemic throughout the tropics. Today our company (In2Care BV, based in the Netherlands) is proud to announce the launch of the In2Trap - a novel trap for dengue mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) that no longer incorporates chemical insecticides but is based on biocontrol agents.
Two years of research in the lab and the Caribbean has resulted in this completely new and insecticide-free method to control dengue mosquitoes. It is the first trap ever to incorporate biological control agents and is therefore perfectly suitable for use in regions where insecticide resistance is widespread or greener alternatives are needed.
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Congratulations
Congratulations on the launch of In2Trap - looks like exactly the kind of novel control approach that is so desperately needed in the face of insecticide resistance etc...
I am not an entomologist, but presume that Anophelese vectors for malaria don't display autodissemination? If not how are you planning to target African malaria mosquitoes?
Couple of questions for you:
1) How are you planning to get this product out there and available?
2) What odour attractants / biological agents do you actually put into the trap?