Repelling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with electric fields using insulated conductor wires
Ndey Bassin Jobe,
Michael Erickson,
Sarah E. Rydberg
et al.
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 cond… Show more
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