Biogents presents its traps at the Capital Remodel + Garden Show in Chantilly, VA, in the USA from February 23 – 25
Biogents presents its traps at the Capital Remodel + Garden Show in the Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, VA from February 23 – 25.
The CDC recommends using the BG-Sentinel trap as a surveillance tool in the fight against tiger mosquitoes which transmit dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and the Zika virus. According to the CDC, the BG-Sentinel is one of the most highly used mosquito traps to collect adult tiger mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus).
March 2015 – BG-Sentinel trap as a control tool to reduce Aedes albopictus nuisance in an urban enviroment in Cesena, Italy
Aedes albopictus is both a nuisance and a competent vector for various arthropod-borne pathogens. Although efficient traps for Ae. albopictus exist and are used for population monitoring, their use as a control tool has not yet been studied. We evaluated Biogents BG-Sentinel mosquito traps, used with the BG Lure, as control tools in northern Italy. Between 64% and 87% fewer Ae. albopictus individuals were collected by HLC at the intervention sites with the BG-Sentinel mosquito traps, as compared to the untreated control sites. These results indicate that the sustained use and proper placement of efficient mosquito traps can significantly reduce Ae. albopictus biting pressure.
October 2014 – BG-Sentinel as effective tool to monitor Aedes albopictus and other mosquito species
40 to 50 BGS traps were utilized during an intensive 5-year surveillance as part of an ‘Area-wide Management Program for the Asian Tiger Mosquito’ in NJ, USA. The results are now published.
June 2014 – Comparison of 4 traps used for mosquito monitoring and surveillance programs: The BG-Sentinel trap is probably the best solution
Four different traps, Biogents Sentinel trap (BG trap), Heavy Duty Encephalitis Vector Survey trap (EVS trap), Centres for Disease Control miniature light trap (CDC trap) and Mosquito Magnet Patriot Mosquito trap (MM trap) were compared in a 4×4 latin square study. In the years 2012 and 2013, more than seventy 24-hour trap comparisons were conducted at ten different locations in northern and southern Germany, representing urban, forest and floodplain biotopes.
April 2014 – 1400 Haushalte, 450 Biogents-Mückenfallen, unzählige Dengue-Mücken – eine Langzeitstudie in Brasilien
Eine in dem Journal of Medical Entomology veröffentlichte großangelegte Studie testete erstmals, ob mit einer Biogents-Mückenfalle die Anzahl von Dengue-Mücken (Aedes aegypti) breitflächig in einer urbanen Umgebung reduziert werden kann. Die von der Weltbank mitfinanzierte Studie wurde über einen Zeitraum von 18 Monaten mit mehr als 1400 Haushalten und 450 Biogents-Mückenfallen in Manaus, Brasilien durchgeführt. Das Ergebnis: „Die Studie zeigt, dass die Biogents-Fallen die Anzahl der erwachsenen Weibchen von Aedes aegypti vor allem während der Regenzeit signifikant reduzieren können“, so Prof. Eiras von der Universität Federal de Minas Gerais in Brasilien.