A review of lethal ovitraps for management of urban Aedes mosquito vectors

Abstract

Due to rapid development and population growth, the container-inhabiting Aedes mosquitoes often lead to local public health problems. Moreover, the increasing detection of insecticide resistance in vector mosquitoes, along with growing environmental concerns, complicates control efforts. This paper is an overview of physical/mechanical and environmentally friendly lethal ovitraps for monitoring and controlling the container-inhabiting Aedes mosquitoes. Most ovitraps kill the larvae or adults and have been used as control tools for many years. These traps are mass ovi-trapping, LOK autocidal ovitraps, Zeichner lethal ovitrap, sticky ovitrap, autocidal gravid ovitrap, gravid Aedes trap (GAT), autodissemination mosquito trap (In2Care), and Inzecto dual-action lethal ovitrap. Each trap has its advantages and disadvantages. The use of lethal ovitraps for surveillance and control of container-inhabiting mosquitoes is further addressed in this article.