In2Care Mosquito Station

The In2Care mosquito station (sometimes called a trap, but more accurately a dissemination station) is a “smart” vector-control device designed to reduce mosquito populations—especially Aedes species (e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus)—by exploiting mosquitoes’ own egg-laying behaviour to spread larvicides to breeding sites.

Rather than trapping (i.e. physically capturing and killing) many mosquitoes, the In2Care design contaminates female mosquitoes with agents which (1) kill or inhibit larvae, and (2) eventually kill or debilitate the adults—but not so quickly that they can’t spread the larvicide to additional breeding containers. This “autodissemination” strategy amplifies control across a wider area.

In effect, each contaminated mosquito becomes a “vehicle” to deliver larvicide to small, cryptic breeding sites (e.g. container puddles, small pots) that might otherwise be missed.

It also applies a biological fungus to the adult, which kills over a few days and can interfere with viral replication, further reducing disease transmission

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