Mosquito mist nets for the surveillance of disease vectors

Duration

01/05/2015 - 30/10/2016

Coordinator

Krijn Paaijmans

Funded by

Grand Challenge Exploration Grant, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The overall purpose of this project is to develop a novel mosquito trap that utilizes electrostatic charge and a sticky surface to collect mosquitoes of medical importance, regardless of species, sex, feeding status, host preference or age.

Collecting the population at random will provide the necessary information regarding mosquito population structure and infection status, which are needed to support proof of concept and transition to operational control of new approaches to suppress these insect populations.

Total funding:

100,000 USD