Model organism: MOSQUITO prevention and control data collection_2

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This is the[color=#] second data[/color] on Mosquitoes which were found at the [color=#] CUBE LOCALITY LAB The Mall[/color]
[color=#]Kanpur.[/color]
We mainly found[color=#] Asian Tiger Mosquito[/color] also known as[color=#] Aedes Albopictus[/color] which can be[color=#] clearly identified with a line like structure in its thorax region[/color]. We also found[color=#] The Yellow Fever Mosquito[/color] also known as[color=#] Aedes Aegypti which can be identified by lyre like structure on its thorax region.[/color]
Mosquito Spot of breeding outdoor was[color=#] water accumulation in plant pot tray and containers[/color]. Indoor[color=#] water collection of the refrigerator water[/color]
Some mosquito which we found in the locality lab are :arrow_down::arrow_down::arrow_down:

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[color=#]Two Aedes Albopictus[/color] Mosquito found they can be identified by[color=#] the line like structure[/color] [color=#]on its thorax region[/color] :arrow_double_up: :arrow_double_up:
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[color=#]Aedes Albopictus[/color] Mosquito was found it can be identified with the[color=#] line like structure[/color][color=#] on its thorax region[/color] :arrow_double_up: :arrow_double_up:
Photos Clicked by :camera_flash: :camera_flash: Rahil Mudgal @rahil.bhai_007
References for Identification point : Aedes albopictus - Wikipedia
Data collected : from 20th to 24th September 2019
Data collected by : @Hinaiqbal_Mudgal and @rahil.bhai_007

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What is the frequency of each mosquitoes? which are more in numbers and which are less?
Can we also think to design a devise to trap these mosquitoes, if they are prevalent in such a large numbers?

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aedes albopictus is more in numbers i.e. 12 whereas aedes aegypti we only found 2 :neutral_face::expressionless:
yes we can design a mosquito trap but we have to take some measures to set it up like tosave it from the primary invaders like ants they can also get attracted to the trap.

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Well, as much as I remember in the previous topic @rahil.bhai_007 was talking about permethrin which was a repellent for the mosquitoes…what if we design a trap in which there will be some chemical or something which will attract mosquitoes and we could then trap them :star_struck: is there any such attractant present ? @rahil.bhai_007

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Carbon dioxide – mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide.
reference : Attraction of mosquitoes

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Therefore mosquitoes should be hovering around the gas stove or car exhaust?

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yes
they can be attracted

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Are you sure. Is it only {CO2} ? Your link says otherwise.

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