Repelling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with electric fields using insulated conductor wires.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The control and prevention of mosquito-borne diseases is mostly achieved with insecticides. However, their use has led to the rapid development and spread of insecticide resistance worldwide. Health experts have called for intensified efforts to find new approaches to reduce mosquito populations and human-mosquito contact. A promising new tool is the use of electrical fields (EFs), whereby mosquitoes are repelled by charged particles in their flight path. Such particles move between two or more conductors, and the use of uninsulated copper or aluminum plates as conductors has been proven to be effective at repelling mosquitoes. Here, for the first time, we assess if EFs generated using a single row of insulated conductor wires (ICWs) can also successfully repel mosquitoe

SUBMITTER: Jobe NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424001 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature