Table 1 Results of tests comparing the recovery of flying vectors with only the monitoring mode active versus with both the monitoring and laser modes active. Each test ran for 60 min. A. Recovery of A. aegypti mosquitoes on a human subject and in traps. B. Recovery of Asian citrus psyllid (D. citri) on yellow 3-D traps.
From: An optical system to detect, surveil, and kill flying insect vectors of human and crop pathogens
Recovery point: | Only monitoring mode active | Both monitoring + laser modes active |
|---|---|---|
A. Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) (Single test performed in each mode, with 350 mosquitoes released) | ||
Number of mosquitoes settled on skin patch of human subject | 61 | 3 |
Combined numbers of mosquitoes collected in pan and pail traps | 73 | 0 |
% Recovered | 38.3 | 0.86 |
Test number | Monitoring mode only (Total recovered and % recovered) | Both monitoring + laser modes active (Total recovered and % recovered) |
|---|---|---|
B. Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) (600 psyllids released per test. A single test was performed with only the monitoring mode active and 2 tests were performed with both the monitoring and laser modes active.) | ||
1 | 112 (18.7%) | NA |
2 | NA | 22 (3.7%) |
3 | NA | 14 (2.3%) |
