"The BG-Counter allows a standardized approach to gathering relative mosquito population data as all traps can be programed to collect mosquitoes at the exact same time using the exact same methods." (Hribar et al. 2022)
"BG Counters are a time-saving measure for many inspectors as they will no longer dedicate two hours each day to driving to distant and isolated Landing Rate Counts site" (Hribar et al., 2022)
"The BG-Counter was able to add a new dimension to our understanding of nightly, weekly and monthly mosquito activity." (Kartinzel & Clifton, Presentation at AMCA 2018)
BG-Counter 2: a remote monitoring device for mosquitoes
The BG-Counter 2 offers remote monitoring with automated mosquito counting from anywhere in the world at any time. The innovative smart device is placed on top of a Biogents mosquito trap. It differentiates mosquitoes from other insects, counts them, and wirelessly transmits the results to a cloud server. With the BG-Counter App, you can manage your traps and analyze your data.
Optimize the effectiveness of your control activities and therefore save money! Additionally, remote monitoring saves time and manpower, and is thus also more economical:
Collect data ➜ Analyze data ➜ Adapt control measures ➜ Save money
• Automatic mosquito counting
• Trap management from the office
• Comprehensive analysis
• Better treatment timing
• More effective treatment
• Better control for less money
The BG-Counter enables real-time measurements as well as historical analysis of infested areas. Vector control professionals can now establish surveillance programs with unprecedented accuracy and temporal resolution of data, overcoming labour constraints associated with manual inspection.
Automatic mosquito counting
The BG-Counter counts mosquitoes while they are sucked into a Biogents trap and differentiates them from other insects or dust particles.
Reports of mosquito counts and environmental data (temperature, humidity and ambient light) are remotely sent to the BG-Counter App, where they are available in real-time.
Mosquito counts with an accuracy of 90% have been established in field tests when working with CO2.
Up to 5 mosquitoes per second can be recorded.
Detailed insights into activity patterns
The BG-Counter reports mosquito counts every 15 minutes. This high density of data gives you unprecedented insights into mosquito activity patterns: You can find out exactly at which time of the day the mosquitoes are more abundant.
Optimization of control activities
The BG-Counter can be a suitable decision maker for control actions instead of human landing counts.
This brings several benefits:
standartized, reliable collection method
collections 24/7 at many locations at the same time
real-time availability of the data
cost-saving
ethically correct
Cost saving
Very little fieldwork time is required, to have a BG-Counter operating that send you data every 15 minutes, 24/7. One of our customers estimated 3h of field work per trap for a trapping period of 1 month. This save you a lot of manpower!
Optimizing your control activities also reduces costs.
The BG-Counter 2 counts mosquitoes while they are sucked into a Biogents trap and differentiates them from other insects or dust particles.
Mosquito counts with an accuracy of 90% have been established in field tests when working with CO2 as an attractant.
Up to 5 mosquitoes per second can be recorded.
Sampling of local environmental data: temperature, humidity and ambient light.
The effectiveness of control measures can be validated immediately.
The BG-Counter 2 minimizes maintenance effort: it can run on solar power and is self-sustaining. It is robust and well protected against weather.
The BG-Counter includes
1x mobile module
1x SIM card for data transmission
1x fan adapter cable
1x battery cable
1x outdoor power supply
1x CO2 pressure reducing regulator with output pressure of 2 bars
1x CO2 tube
1x BG-Pro Counter version (1x funnel net, 2x catch bag, 1x inner cylinder with upper part and lower part with 12V fan, 1x trap body, 1x carrying bag, 1x tripod)
Necessary web application:
To manage the BG-Counter via the web application, an annual subscription fee is necessary. Please contact our sales team for this subscription: sales@biogents.com
Technical details
The patented insect sensor consists of arrays of infrared LEDs and light detectors that provide reliable and sensitive detection and differentiation of moquitoes from other objects entering the trap.
The heart of the BG-Counter 2 is a highly integrated printed circuit board which incorporates:
An infrared sensor
environmental sensors for temperature, relative humidity and ambient light
a cellular module for communication with the web server
an SD card for onboard data storage, fan and CO2 valve control
two powerful microprocessors for control and communication
BG-Trap Station
Biogents‘ BG-Trap Station is a robust and ideal shelter for your BG-Counter 2.
The BG-Trap station
is made of stainless steel
protects your BG-Counter 2 from environmental conditions
can be attached to any type of terrain
Solar power
You can run the BG-Counter 2 on solar power. In this way, remote monitoring get’s even easier!
In the video below, Catherine Pruszynski from the Floria Keys Mosquito Control District shows how to set up the BG-Counter 2 with a solar panel.
How to set up a solar powered BG-Counter with a BG-Pro mosquito trap
The BG-Counter app is a vital part of the BG-Counter 2. The Counter sends data from the field (mosquito counts, environmental data, geospatial data) to the web-based BG-Counter App. The data base is automatically updated with the data constantly generated in the field.
The database for storage of mosquito counts, geospatial, and environmental data (temperature, humidity, and light), is automatically updated. The data can be exported to Excel.
In the BG-Counter App, you can:
Manage your traps
Set up time schedules for traps and CO2
Comprehensively analyze your data
To manage the BG-Counter via the web application, an annual subscription fee is necessary. Please contact our sales team for this subscription: sales@biogents.com
The BG-Counter 2 comes with a CO2 pressure regulator and we strongly recommend to use the BG-Counter with CO2!
Adding carbon dioxide
highly increases the overall mosquito catch rate
highly increases the trap’s specificity for mosquitoes (and other hematophagous insects)
makes the trap highly attractive for all mosquito species
Tipps for saving CO2:
In order to save CO2, you can define time periods in which CO2 is being released, after you have established the daily activity pattern of your local target mosquito species.
If you want to keep a close eye on the day-and night active mosquitoes around the clock, you might as well choose a schedule of 30 min CO2/ 30 min CO2 off or similar.
It is however important that you keep in mind, that your BG-Counter will only collect reliable data with CO2.
BG-Lure
We highly recommend that you use the BG-Lure in addition to CO2 as it acts as an synergist and can multiply your mosquito catch rates:
Result of a 4×4 Latin square field test of four BG-Sentinel traps in Cesenatico, Italy (N=11).
Hribar LJ, Boehmler MB, Murray HL, Pruszynski CA, Leal AL. Mosquito Surveillance and Insecticide Resistance Monitoring Conducted by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Monroe County, Florida, USA. Insects 2022, 13, 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100927
Wheeler SS, Reed M, Ramos S, Goodman G, Elkashef S (2022). Programmatic review of the mosquito control methods used in the highly industrialized rice agroecosystems of Sacramento and Yolo Counties, California. Wetlands Ecol Manage. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-022-09893-1
Johnson BJ, Manby R, Devine GJ (2022). The Use of Automated Traps to Assess the Efficacy of Insecticide Barrier Treatments Against Abundant Mosquitoes in Remote Environments. Journal of Medical Entomology, 59(1):384-389. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab178
Johnson BJ, Manby R, Devine GJ (2020). Further evidence that development and buffer zones do little to reduce mosquito nuisance from neighboring habitat. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 36(3):204–207, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2987/20-6951.1
Johnson BJ, Manby R, Devine GJ (2020). What Happens on Islands, doesn’t Stay on Islands: Patterns of Synchronicity in Mosquito Nuisance and Host-Seeking Activity between a Mangrove Island and Adjacent Coastal Development. Urban Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-00998-0
Pruszynski C (2016) The BG-Counter: A New Surveillance Trap that Remotely Measures Mosquito Density in Real Time. Wing Beats 27(1):13-18.
Posters
Geier et. al (2016) A smart Internet of Things (loT) device for monitoring mosquito trap counts in the field while drinking coffee at your desk. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294580125
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.5156.5843
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re-enter your e-mail address to make sure it’s correct
enter the serial number of the counter (IMEI, located on a sticker on the bottom of the counter): choose in the left field the number that fits to the first digits of your serial number. Then add the last 7 digits in the right field.
You will receive a confirmation e-mail with a temporary password and a link to activate your account.
Now you are a registered customer.
click on “Profile” to set a new password for your account
click on “Trap Management” to set the trap name, schedule etc
click on “User Management” to invite other users
If you have more than one counter, you can add them to your account in “Trap Management”.
Manual and Support:
The BG-Counter 2 works with a preset pressure regulator as well as with an adjustable pressure regulator which must be set at 1.5 kg/day (corresponding to 2.6 bar). For further details please see the manual.
You can download the manual with a detailed description of all counter and website functions here:
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