“highly attractive substitute for human baits might enable development of technologies for trapping mosquitoes in numbers sufficient to prevent rather than merely monitor transmission of mosquito-borne diseases.”
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Citation: Okumu FO, Killeen GF, Ogoma S, Biswaro L, Smallegange RC, et al. (2010) Development and Field Evaluation of a Synthetic Mosquito Lure That Is More Attractive than Humans. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8951. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008951
Fredros O. Okumu1,2,3*, Gerry F. Killeen1,4,5, Sheila Ogoma1,3, Lubandwa Biswaro1, Renate C. Smallegange7, Edgar Mbeyela1, Emmanuel Titus1, Cristina Munk6, Hassan Ngonyani1, Willem Takken7, Hassan Mshinda1, Wolfgang R. Mukabana2, Sarah J. Moore1,3,4
1 Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania, 2 School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 3 Disease Control and Vector Biology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 4 School of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom, 5 Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 6 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America, 7 Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
The above is the conclusion drawn by researchers from very well known institutions in a joint study, published in Feb, 2010. Attractants will likely move from tools for scientific research to products for everyday use very quickly.
When "commercial" products finally appears, it will be a matter of which is more effective and affordable.
The MMA attractant from UM is well on it's way to being among the first batch of such products that will become available. Dunno the exact date, but will post as soon as confirmed.
This post has been edited by mmatrapper: Mar 27 2010, 01:45 AM