Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Dengue Prevention and 35 Years of Vector Control in Singapore

Eng-Eong Ooi*

, Kee-Tai Goh†, and Duane J. Gubler‡

Author affiliations: *DSO National Laboratories, Singapore; †Ministry of Health, Singapore; ‡University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Figure 3

Diagrammatic representation of an autocidal ovitrap made up of a black cylinder, a wire mesh on a flotation device, and 2 pieces of cardboard. The gravid female Aedes mosquito lays its eggs on the cardboard. The larvae that hatch from the eggs go through the immature stages of the mosquito's lifecycle, but the resultant adult mosquito will be trapped underneath the wire mesh and drown. Picture inset shows the different components of the ovitrap.

Figure 3. Diagrammatic representation of an autocidal ovitrap made up of a black cylinder, a wire mesh on a flotation device, and 2 pieces of cardboard. The gravid female Aedes mosquito lays its eggs on the cardboard. The larvae that hatch from the eggs go through the immature stages of the mosquito's lifecycle, but the resultant adult mosquito will be trapped underneath the wire mesh and drown. Picture inset shows the different components of the ovitrap.

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