Observation design
Mosquito Monday 🦟
June 20, 2022
I checked in all 5 of my traps and only 1 was successful (homemade trap). I noticed the ones with sugar water had other bugs (dead) rather than mosquito eggs. I also notice that dirty water was less preferred than a cleaner habitat.
I was so shocked to see actual larvae and so many pupas. I’ve never seen mosquito eggs before. Sadly, I...
Greetings! My experiment sought to determine which baits were most effective for mosquitos, with what resources I had on hand. To do this I placed 2 sets of samples in two adjacent parts of my AOI, with 4 mosquito traps each. I intend to check these traps every Sunday, counting the mosquito larvae and pupae that I find per trap.
These traps followed the safety bottle trap design (there is...
My main goal is to see what attracts mosquitos and although there are so many variables out there I only had the resources to test 2: color vibrancy and bait!
I have 6 plastic cups filled with about a cup and a half of water each in addition to their assigned "bait". 2 cups are my controls which only contain water. One is a vibrant purple while the other is white. I keep this paired design for...
Background: This experiment is based in Berryville, Virginia - a rural town with a population of about 4,500.
Experimental Design:
My experiment aims to answer two questions, a) What type of container (width & depth) suits mosquito breeding best, and b) What type of bait suits mosquito breeding best (naturally vs artificially produced). My variables are as follows, container type -...
Hello, my name is Christine and I’m from Redwood City! I have set up my traps near where I live. For my experiment, I wanted to test to see if mosquitos had a preference for different types of water. I made sugar water, salt water, and dog food water. I also laid out a bowl of just plain tap water as the control. So, my independent variable will be the type of water while my dependent...
My experiment in South Korea has yielded some interesting results, to say the least. For my experiment, I wanted to see if the color of the environment was a significant factor in mosquitoes finding their habitat. Thus, in my pursuit of finding this out, I set up four buckets, two red and two white, to use as the potential nesting grounds for mosquitoes. I filled the four buckets with...
Purpose + Background
The overall purpose of my experiment is to determine how the quality of water in a particular mosquito trap affects mosquito laying and breeding. To study this relationship between mosquito breeding and water quality, I set up traps with different types of water, including tap water, filtered water, and pond water.
Experimental Design
I constructing 5 mosquito...
My experiment is to determine which type of water and bait is most attractive to mosquitos. I had 6 large buckets total, and I filled 3 of them with tap water and the other 3 with water from a pond. The pond contained algae which were included in the water sample. From there, I used fish food, sugar, and grass as my different baits, and I included 1 cupful of each bait in the water...
Purpose:
The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether the size of trap openings affects mosquitos' preferences to oviposit. Basically, I wanted to study if mosquitos are attracted to a source more if it is more accessible with a wider opening, or if this didn't play a role in their egg-laying preferences.
Background Information:
According to preliminary research, mosquitos...
Introduction:
For my experiment I decided to test the effects of various commonly used compost materials on mosquito oviposition. Certain essential oils have been proven to either attract or repel mosquitoes, but often these extracts are difficult to come by especially in undeveloped/developing countries. Therefore, I wanted to find a natural repellant against mosquitoes that could easily be...
A Novel investigation that aims to conclude what style of mosquito trap is most effective for reducing mosquito populations in relation with the cost of creating it.
INTRODUCTION
Ovillanta trap is a form of mosquito larvae trap created using discarded motor vehicle tires. When I was first introduced to the Ovillanta trap by Dr. Low, I became immediately set on building one myself. I didn't...
Hello everyone!
As my team's resident novice RF engineer, I figured that I'd write a brief article about something so integral to the A.M.E.A. Project!
First, I must introduce some Amateur Radio linguistics and general knowledge that'd be useful in understanding this article! (Note: Originally this section was going to be a lot smaller but then I realized that I needed additional information...
For my experiment, I am testing whether different types of baits would have different impacts on mosquito larvae breeding grounds.
Introduction: Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet. According to the World Health Organization, mosquitoes are responsible for the deaths of over 1 million people each year, most of which are caused by the spread of diseases, such as malaria. To...
Purpose
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the prevalence of two characteristics of containers in attracting more mosquitos. I wanted to measure if mosquitos prefer to lay their eggs in locations with more shade as well as how the color of the trap, dark or clear, can also impact this preference.
Methods
Since Aedes mosquitos, which are the most common type of mosquitos in San...
Purpose:
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the prevalence of each container’s exposure to sunlight in attracting more mosquitos. My intent was to measure the difference in the preferences of female mosquitoes to lay their eggs in locations with more or less shade.
Methods:
After some research, I was able to deduce that the most common mosquitoes in North Georgia...
Introduction:
In my trap experiment, I decided to test the attractiveness of different bait types to pregnant female mosquitos. I was interested to discover what conditions drew in mosquitos the most.
Experimental Design:
I constructed 4 mosquito traps using plastic tupperware containers and filled them each with about 400ml of tap water. I then introduced a different bait...
Purpose:
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the type of bait and the container size that attracts the greatest number of mosquitos. I hoped to understand whether the amount of water and the bait in the water made a difference in the oviposition of female mosquitos.
Setup:
I used 6 different buckets of 3 different sizes and filled them with two types of bait- initially sugar water...
My experiment aims to find the effects of saltwater concentration on mosquito breeding.
WEEK ONE- June 13-18, 2022
Hypothesis- Mosquitos are more likely to breed in water with the least amount of salt.
All the traps were set up in open Tupperware containers containing-
2.5 cups of tap water, 1 tablespoon of dog kibble, and either 0, 1, or 3 teaspoons of water, depending on which...
I’m located in Reno, Nevada. Reno’s climate is semiarid and Nevada is the driest state in the US. Additionally, Reno’s daily temperatures vary significantly: June’s average temperature high is 29 degrees celsius and its low is 10 degrees Celsius, similarly July’s average temperature high is 34 degrees and its low is 13 degrees celsius. In contrast, mosquitoes tend to breed best at around 29...
Experiment 1:
For my first experiment, I tested the effects of water color on mosquito oviposition.
Materials:
- Three 1.25-liter bottles
- Three bottles of food coloring (yellow, green, and blue)
- Three rocks
- Three paint stirring sticks
- Nine dog treat pebbles
- Three cups of water
Experimental Design:
After reading articles such as "New Study Shows Mosquitoes are Attracted to...
