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.

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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.