Test Results (updated 8 December 2008)

Catching the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)  - In this context, please note our Manual Adding CO2 to the BG-Sentinel .
• 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, also available as abstract, 21 kb) 
• 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.  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)  (Broken link fixed.)

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.) 3.8 mb
• Meeraus W. et al. (2007) Field comparison of novel and industrial standard traps for collecting Aedes albopictus in northern Virginia. (Poster presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of American Mosquito Control Association)   200 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. (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 ) 
• Meeraus W. et al. (2007) Field comparison of novel and gold standard traps for collecting Aedes albopictus in northern Virginia. (Presentation at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Mosquito Control Association.)   1 mb 
• 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)  - In this context, please note our Manual Adding CO2 to the BG-Sentinel .
• 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
• Comparing the BG-Sentinel to the Mosquito Magnet Defender (Georgia, USA).
• Comparing the BG-Sentinel to the EVS-Trap (Georgia, USA).

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.  604 kb

Catching other species

• Schmied W.H., Takken W., Killeen G.F., Knols B.G.J. & Smallegange R.C. (2008) Evaluation of two counterflow traps for testing behaviour-mediating compounds for the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. under semi-field conditions in Tanzania. Malaria Journal 7: 230-238. 460 kb
• 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.  604 kb
• Foley K. (2007) The BG-Sentinel. (Presentation at the Annual Meeting of  the Virginia Mosquito Control Association.)   300 kb
• Maia M. et al. (2006) Use of insecticide-treated nets to protect cattle against insects of veterinary and medical importance in Ghana. Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine - Scientific Report 2004 / 2005: 86-87. 136 kb
• Molnar Th. (2006) Comparative studies of two trapping systems for mosquito surveillance in Bavaria, Germany. Vector Ecology Newsletter 37 (3): 10-11. 640 kb
• Obermayr R. (2006) Are new trapping technologies useful for mosquito control interventions? Vector Ecology Newsletter 37 (3): 11-12.  495 kb
• Küpper et al.  (2006) Beitrag zum Vorkommen und zur Verbreitung von Stechmücken (Diptera: Culicidae) in Nordrhein-Westfalen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Großraums Bonn. (Contribution to the occurrence and distribution of culicid mosquitoes in Northrhine-Westphalia with special reference to the greater Bonn area.) Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie 15, 337-344. (English Abstract)  141 kb
• Rose A. et al. (2006) Der BG-Sentinel, eine neuartige Stechmückenfalle für Forschung und Überwachung. (The BG-Sentinel, a novel mosquito trap for research and surveillance.) Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie 15, 345-348. (English Abstract) (120 kb)

A list of these and other scientific papers and abstracts that led to the development of the BG-Sentinel and the BG-Lure can be found in our literature list 130 kb. If you want to be updated on further developments, please visit the feedback page and leave a message.