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Trap Comparison
For a full range of mosquito traps see the links to the documents below:
A Comparison of Four Commercially Available Adult Mosquito Traps
-Department of Medical Entomology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital
Level 3, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145
"A wide range of commercial trapping units are available that purport to kill
mosquitoes and reduce the impacts of nuisance biting in residential and recreational
areas. These traps utilise attractants (e.g. light, heat, carbon dioxide, odour etc) to
draw in and catch or kill adult mosquitoes. There are many different types of units
available and, while many will collect mosquitoes, there is no quantitative evidence
that they can significantly reduce nuisance biting impacts or public health risks in
areas close to productive mosquito habitats....."
Walkter Reed Army Institute of Research and American Biophsysics
"Mosquito-borne illnesses infect about 700 million people each year worldwide1. Insect-borne
diseases pose a significant threat to U.S. military forces deployed worldwide and more effective
surveillance and control methods are needed to protect them. In dozens of countries, U.S. troops
are exposed to a variety of insect-related diseases including malaria, dengue, yellow fever and
most recently, leishmaniasis, a virulent parasitic infection transmitted by sand flies. To date,
there have been 522 confirmed infections among U.S. Military personnel stationed in Iraq,
Kuwait, Afghanistan and Southwest/Central Asia. Worldwide more than 1.5 - 2 million people
contract leishmaniasis infections each year....."
Use of Mosquito Magnet Pro for Removal Trapping of Mosquitoes
"Objective: To determine if attractant-baited traps can reduce natural populations of mosquitoes below the nuisance level in an isolated area, like an
island, where most of the breeding is believed to be local....."
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