Repelling mosquito vectors with electric fields
We are developing functional prototypes of a novel tool to prevent mosquitoes of medical importance (vectors of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika and malaria) from biting their human hosts. Our Electronic Mosquito Barrier (EMB) repels mosquitoes using high power pulsed electric fields. This non-chemical insect repelling technology has the advantage that it will work instantly at any time and any place, independent of vector species and their insecticide resistance status.
- Using electric fields to control insects: Current applications and future directions. Journal of Insect Science 2024
- Repelling mosquitoes with electric fields Advances in Arthropod Repellents 2022