Malaria remains the number one killer of people worldwide, with 272-million infections and 495 000 deaths occurring annually. This excludes the statistics generated by other mosquito-borne diseases ...

Malaria-carrying mosquitos can develop a tolerance for insecticides, plus there are environmental factors to consider. Now, solar-powered traps are showing great promise, in a pilot project that ...

A solar-powered mosquito trap is showing early signs of helping to lower the incidence of malaria on Rusinga Island, in Western Kenya. The device, invented by Kenyan and Dutch researchers, ...

The trap used in the study, published in the journal The Lancet on Tuesday, attracts mosquitoes through a scent imitating human skin. The insects are then sucked into the trap by a solar-powered fan.

I wanted to improvise on the light trap and started working on developing a solar-powered insect trap. Though the idea seemed simple, it took me almost 3-5 years of research to understand, design ...

The PIC insect killer torch is a solar-powered bug zapper and patio light in one attractive product. It doesn’t need electricity to operate, so you can place it nearly anywhere. The flickering ...

But this year, the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set up a solar-powered insect trap on his paddy field. "I prefer the technology provided by the DAE as it is eco-friendly and ...

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Malaria remains the number one killer of people worldwide, with 272-million infections and 495 000 deaths occurring annually. This excludes the statistics generated by other mosquito-borne ...