Test Results

A growing number of scientific studies shows that the BG-Sentinel is a superior trap for tiger mosquitoes and other species.  A selection of these investigations can be found below.  A more comprehensive list of PDFs with  studies using the BG-Sentinel mosquito trap is also available.

Mean catching rates of the BG-Sentinel and other collection methods for the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, during the rainy season 2003/2004, +/- standard error. BG-Sentinel with BG-Lure attractant, n=32; CO2 trap: Mosquito Magnet Liberty ®, n=32; Trap with visual clues: Fay-Prince trap, a day time trap specifically designed to catch Ae. aegypti, n=30; Human landing collection:  volunteers trained to catch mosquitoes trying to bite them, n=32. Figure taken from Geier et al. (2006),  285 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)
• 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)

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
• Foley K. (2007) The BG-Sentinel. (Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Mosquito Control Association.)   300 kb
• 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).

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
• 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
• 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