Using Gravid Traps to Measure the Culex Pipien Mosquito Population in Twin Falls
Additional Funding Sources
This project was made possible by the NSF Idaho EPSCoR Program and by the National Science Foundation under Award No. OIA-1757324.
Presentation Date
7-2022
Abstract
This study uses the creation of a gravid trap with yeast, water, and chicken feed to attract mosquitoes. This allows for the reduction and surveillance of the culex pipien mosquito, which is a major vectore of West Nile Virus in Twin Falls.
Using Gravid Traps to Measure the Culex Pipien Mosquito Population in Twin Falls
This study uses the creation of a gravid trap with yeast, water, and chicken feed to attract mosquitoes. This allows for the reduction and surveillance of the culex pipien mosquito, which is a major vectore of West Nile Virus in Twin Falls.