Automated age grading of female Culex pipiens by an optical sensor system coupled to a mosquito trap
An automated mosquito age-grading system was applied for the first time to our knowledge for automated age classification in mosquitoes; and complements the mosquito genus and sex classification capability of the system reported in our previous work. The system may find use in mosquito-borne disease surveillance and control to help to discriminate young mosquitoes (≤ 4 days old) from older mosquitoes, which may act as vectors of arboviruses.
Authors
- Pancraç Villalonga
- Núria Busquets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5246-8260)
- João Encarnação (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-6639)
- Carles Aranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-8306)
- Bastian Faulhaber
- M. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-4213)
- Maria Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9188-759X)
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (ES)
- Catalonian Research and Innovation Centre (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06606-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- European Commission
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme