mariusa / mosquito-eradication

Document practical ways of eradicating mosquitoes from open-air areas
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Trick mosquitoes into feeding from a poisoned liquid #1

Open mariusa opened 5 years ago

mariusa commented 5 years ago

Produce a skin & liquid system which, to mosquitoes, is similar to blood in a living body. Until they actually have a sip.

Make this liquid poisonous to mosquitoes. Ideally, kill in seconds, so the poison isn't passed on to other animals/humans (even if it's such a small quantity in a mosquito which just fed from it).

Have recipients of this liquid, covered with a skin-like surface and kept warm, deployed in various areas.

Maybe the liquid doesn't have to be blood-like, just the artificial skin?

For large areas: Deployment and recovery needs to be simple/automatic (drones), as it would be done periodically in the same area. Refill batteries & liquid, measure impact (how many mosquitoes fed from it?)

Unlike the genetic approach, which only downsizes population, this has the potential to actually exterminate mosquito population in any area. Those blood/poison traps could be placed even in public parks and apartment balconies. Liquid composition can also be continuously improved, in case some mosquitoes decide not to feed from it anymore.