The experiments were performed in a rural area south of Atlanta, GA. The BG-Sentinel was compared to the Encephalitis Vector Surveillance (EVS) trap, a trap used for mosquito monitoring by scientists and mosquito control specialists. The EVS trap uses dry ice, i.e. frozen carbon dioxide, as an attractant. The dry ice evaporates from a black container at the top of the trap. Mosquitoes are drawn into a catch bag below the dry ice container with a battery-powered fan.

The EVS trap was compared to a BG-Sentinel with the BG-Lure and a BG-Sentinel baited with both the BG-Lure and carbon dioxde from dry ice. Each trap was tested three times on rotating positions. Among a number of other mosquito species, the traps also caught Asian tiger mosquitoes.

The BG-Sentinel trap caught Aedes albopictus, both with and without the addition of carbon dioxide. With the addition of carbon dioxide, the BG-Sentinel caught more than twice as many Asian tiger mosquitoes than the EVS-Trap.