Automated age grading of female Culex pipiens by an optical sensor system coupled to a mosquito trap.

Journal: Parasites & vectors
PMID: 39696452

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The age distribution of a mosquito population is a major determinant of its vectorial capacity. To contribute to disease transmission, a competent mosquito vector, carrying a pathogen, must live longer than the extrinsic incubation period of that pathogen to enable transmission to a new host. As such, determining the age of female mosquitoes is of significant interest for vector-borne diseases surveillance and control programs.

Authors

  • María I González Pérez
    IRTA. Programa de Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain. maria.i.gonzalez.prof@gmail.com.
  • Bastian Faulhaber
    Irideon S.L, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Mark Williams
    Irideon S.L, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Joao Encarnaçao
    Irideon S.L, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Pancraç Villalonga
    Irideon S.L, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Carles Aranda
    IRTA. Programa de Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Núria Busquets
    IRTA. Programa de Sanitat Animal. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.

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