Global warming, climate change and international air travel have all contributed to the the latest health threat experts predict is about to hit the U.S. Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne disease, even more deadly than West Nile virus and carried by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger) mosquito has spread throughout Africa, Asia and parts of Europe, leaving a trail of outbreaks and numerous deaths in its wake.
Chikungunya virus can cause fever, rash, headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, muscle and joint pain. “The disease can be fatal. It’s a serious disease,” Dr James Diaz of the Louisiana University Health Sciences Center recently told a meeting on airlines, airports and disease transmission (Friday, 18 Sept 2009). He also warned that double infections are possible as the Asian tiger mosquito is also known to carry malaria, dengue fever and West Nile virus (WNV).
Decreasing mosquito populations is one way of reducing the risk from West Nile, Chikungunya or any other mosquito-borne illness. Mosquito traps interrupt the breeding cycle and decrease mosquito populations that way. And an efficient trap that captures thousands of mosquitoes a night can all but collapse a mosquito colony over a matter of months.
Mega-Catch™ traps are highly effective because they employ a wide range of visual stimuli to attract mosquitoes. This is particularly important in the case of daytime biters like the Asian Tiger which rely on visual cues, as well as chemical cues to find their targets. The patent-pending, Mega-Catch™ 3000 combo lure, developed by and exclusive to Mega-Catch™, has been designed to further enhance the existing design features of all Mega-Catch™ traps so as to increase capture rates of target species like the Asian Tiger mosquito.
Tags: asian tiger mosquito, chikungunya virus, mosquito-borne diseases
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