Test Results (updated 31 October 2007)

A growing number of scientific studies shows that the BG-Sentinel is a superior trap for tiger mosquitoes and other species.  A list  of these investigations can be found below.  New references will be added regularly.

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

• NEW Krueger & Hagen (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)
• NEW 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. ( NEW 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

• NEW Krueger & Hagen (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)
•  NEW   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. Presented on December 10, 2007, 9:41 AM, at the  55th Anunual Meeting of the ESA in San Diego, CA, USA.
• 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

• In field tests in July-August 2005 in American Samoa, four types of mosquito trap were tested with Aedes polynesiensis. The BG-Sentinel trap was clearly the most effective. More information will be available in the future.

Catching other species

• 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. If you want to be updated on further developments, please visit the feedback page and leave a message.