Solar Powered Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Generator-Based Mosquito Surveillance System

Mosquitoes and biting flies are significant problems further aggravated by the insect's ability to transfer diseases like West Nile encephalitis, malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever. Disease treatments are few and one way to reduce its spread is through reduction of mosquito populations. Surveillance is an important part of mosquito management programs. The release of carbon dioxide, a mosquito attractant, has become an important method to monitor and manage mosquito populations. Current carbon dioxide generation technologies are cumbersome, heavy and of limited useful life. The purpose of this project is to provide entomologists with improved tools to accomplish their task of protecting human and wildlife from mosquitoes.