Scientific Support

The Biogents Mosquitaire™ is the end consumer version of the BG-Sentinel™ (sometimes also called BG-Trap), a trap that is being used by scientists and health care professionals worldwide to catch and monitor tiger mosquitoes. The Biogents Mosquitaire and the BG-Sentinel are essentially the same type of trap, with the same dimensions and the same mode of operation. The difference is that the BG-Sentinel is made not of sturdy plastic, but of a foldable material for a quick transport. The scientific version of the Sweetscent™ odour is called BG-Lure™.

A result of more than 15 years of academic research, these traps have been shown to be superior in numerous independent scientific studies. Below, please find a growing list of references to scientific papers and presentations with the possibility to download them as PDFs.

Firts there is the list with references on the yellow fever mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti, then you will find references to the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Finally, there is the first literature reference on the Polynesian tiger mosquito, Aedes polynesiensis, an important vector of Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephatiasis) and Dengue fever across much of the South Pacific.

A publication list of the scientists behind the Biogents tiger mosquito traps and other scientific articles on the traps is also available. (220 kb)

Catching the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

• Maciel-de-Freitas et al. (2007) Body size-associated survival and dispersal rates of Aedes aegypti in Rio de Janeiro. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 21: 284-292.  (Complete article, 235 kb)
• Maciel-de-Freitas et al. (2007) Daily Survival rates and dispersal of Aedes aegypti females in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. American Journal of tropical Medicine and Hygiene 76(4): 659-665.  (Complete article, 800 kb)
• Krueger A. & Hagen R.M. (2007) Short communication: First record of Aedes albopictus in Gabon, Central Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health 12: 1105-1107. (Besides Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegypti was also caught in large numbers. Abstract with quotations, 29 kb)
• Kawada H. et al (2007) Comparative laboratory study on the reaction of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to different attractive cues in a mosquito trap.  Journal of Medical Entomology 44: 427-432.  (Complete article, 905 kb)
• Williams C.R. et al. (2007) Aedes aegypti population sampling using BG-Sentinel traps in north Queensland, Australia: statistical considerations for trap deployment and sampling strategy. Journal of Medical Entomology 44: 345-350. (Complete article, 160 kb)
• Williams C.R. et al. (2006) Field efficacy of the BG-Sentinel compared with the CDC Backpack Aspirator and CO2-baited EVS trap for collection of adult Aedes aegypti in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22: 296-300. (Complete article, 800 kb) 
• Kröckel U. et al. (2006) New tools for surveillance of adult yellow fever mosquitoes: Comparison of trap catches with human landing rates in an urban environment.  Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 22: 229-238. (Complete article, 1.65 mb) 
• Maciel-de-Freitas et al. (2006) Field evaluation of effectiveness of the BG-Sentinel, a new trap for capturing adult Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 101(3): 321-325.  (Complete article, 630 kb)
• Obermayr R. (2006) Are new trapping technologies useful for mosquito control interventions? Vector Ecology Newsletter 37 (3): 11-12.  (Complete article, 495 kb)
• Ritchie S.A. et al. (2005) An adult approach to Aedes aegypti surveillance - We need rapid, relevant sampling methods for Aedes aegypti. (Poster, 125 kb)

Catching the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus

• Meeraus W.H., Armistead J.S. & Arias J.R. (2008) Field comparison of novel and gold standard traps for collecting Aedes albopictus in Northern Virginia.  Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(2): 244-248.  (Complete article, 960 kb)
• Feltner H. & Ferrao P. (2008) Evaluating Efficacy of the BG Lure Attractant Using Three Mosquito Trap Designs in the City of Alexandria, Virginia. (Presentation at 33rd Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Mosquito Control Association.) (complete article, 3.8 mb)
• Krueger A. & Hagen R.M. (2007) Short communication: First record of Aedes albopictus in Gabon, Central Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health 12: 1105-1107. (Abstract with quotations, 29 kb)
• Obenauer P.J. & Kaufman P.E. (2007) Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) trap performance at different heights in north-central Florida suburban and sylvatic locales. (Abstract of the presentation at the 55th Anunual Meeting of the ESA.)
• Foley K. (2007) The BG-Sentinel. (Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Mosquito Control Association.)   300 kb
• Johnson J. (2007) Huntington flood response 2006. (Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Mosquito Control Association,  2.4 mb - This presentation's slide with the catching rates for Ae. albopictus, 43 kb)
• Kawada H. et al (2007) Comparative laboratory study on the reaction of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to different attractive cues in a mosquito trap.  Journal of Medical Entomology 44: 427-432.  (Complete article, 905 kb)
• Ritchie S.A. et al. (2006) Discovery of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22: 358-365. (Abstract, 22kb) 
• Bitzhenner et al. (2005) Evaluation of the BG-Sentinel, a new monitoring trap for mosquitoes, in northern Italy.  (Poster presented at the International Congress of Vector Ecology, October 2005, in Reno, Nevada, USA., 120 kb)
• Engelbrecht et al. (2009) Continuous trapping of adult Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) with BG-Sentinel traps reduced the human landing rate and density indices in an urban environment in Cesena, Italy. Oral presentation at the 5th European Mosquito Control Association Workshop, Turin, Italy, 12 March 2009. Session 10.5. (To view the video of the presentation, click here and then on "8. Christian_Engelbrecht" on the left of the screen that appears.)
  

Catching the Polynesian tiger mosquito, Aedes polynesiensis

• Schmaedick M.A., Ball T.S., Burkot T.R & Gurr N.E. (2008) Evaluation of three traps for sampling Aedes polynesiensis and other mosquito species in American Samoa. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(2): 319-322. (Complete article, 600 kb)