eMosquitoNet

The eMosquitoNet project aims to develop a cellphone app that will produce specific frequencies to deter the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. These frequencies will target the mosquito's navigational organ - its antenna, and will prevent its normal mode of operation when played in its vicinity. In order to determine these frequencies, we conducted two kinds of experiments:

1. Our experiments on a sample of mosquitoes in a controlled lab setting show that unmated female mosquitoes are visibly impacted by the sound waves generated. The males and mated females demonstrated experiment-specific behavioural responses.

2. We conducted simulations to obtain the natural frequencies of the antenna of the mosquito. These frequencies are different from the behavioral frequencies, and are a function of the properties of the material of the antenna.

Both the behavioral frequencies and the natural frequencies were used to design the eMosquitoNet cell phone app. The app is currently available for use on the Android platform

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The eMosquitoNet Team