Global Initiative To Control Mosquitoes

The Zika virus, spreading like wildfire through the Americas and linked to a head-shrinking birth defect called microcephaly, is just the latest in a long list of mosquito-transmitted diseases that make the insects the world’s most dangerous animal.

It is time to launch a global initiative to control them. In advanced countries with moderate climates, mosquitoes are more of a nuisance than a threat to public health. But in warmer climates — including places like Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott just declared a health emergency in four counties — mosquitoes are nothing short of a plague.

Malaria, West Nile, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and various types of encephalitis are all transmitted by these tiny bloodsuckers. All together, the World Health Organization estimates that mosquito-borne diseases kill several million people every single year and infect hundreds of millions of others.

Not all Mosquitoes are bad: It should be noted that not all mosquitoes are bad. Some play an important role pollinating plants. Others are a major food source for birds and frogs. Only a small fraction of the 3,500 species of mosquito transmit diseases to humans. Even so, that means at least several dozen species act as human disease vectors. The worst are Anopheles gambiae, the primary vector of malaria, and Aedes aegypti, which transmits Zika and many other viral infections.

Eradication will not be a trivial undertaking. The most successful public health campaign, the eradication of smallpox, was possible only because the virus was a relatively easy target: It mutated slowly, infected only humans and had no insect vector. It still took nearly 200 years after the invention of the smallpox vaccine to wipe it off the planet.

In contrast, both malaria and the mosquitoes that carry it are known to mutate. Adding yet more complexity is the fact that 40 species are thought to transmit malaria. Toss in all the other aforementioned diseases transmitted by yet more species of mosquito, and the idea of eradicating mosquito-borne disease appears nearly hopeless.

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t find means to control them or keep them away from human population. Efforts are already underway to eliminate the most noxious mosquito offenders.

In some parts of the world, insecticides such as DDT are being used. The chemical is effective, but it is hardly an ideal solution. Mosquitoes can become resistant. In addition to being toxic to humans, it also acts indiscriminately, killing beneficial insects and harming other wildlife.

Using Light Spectrum and Ultrasound to Repel Mosquitoes; is the SAFEST WAY TO SEPARATE HUMAN AND MOSQUITOES.

What is Ultrasound?

The hearing property of human ear is limited. Human ear can perceive sound with in a frequency range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz. The sound frequency below 20 Hz is Infrasonic sound and above 20 kHz is Ultrasonic sound. Human ear is not sensitive to US because the eardrum cannot vibrate as fast as Ultrasound. Ultrasound has high frequency, so the wave is very powerful. Ultrasound travel along straight line even in the presence of obstacles. When the Ultrasound hits an object, it bends and round and spread in all directions.

What is the relation between (US) Ultrasound and animals?

Even though human ear cannot sense Ultrasound, many animals can produce and hear Ultrasound. Many insects, rodents, bats and small mammals communicate through Ultrasound. Insects have sensory structures to produce and detect ultrasound. Cockroaches have “Sensory hairs” to sense Ultrasound. Spiders, Wasps, Beetles, Flies etc have a “Tympanic membrane” to detect Ultrasound. Fleas communicate using high frequency Ultrasound. Male Mosquitoes produce Ultrasound to attract females. Female mosquitoes have sensory structures to receive Ultrasound. Spiders, lizards also have ability to sense Ultrasound.

How does Ultrasound affect animals?

The Ultrasound sensors are present in the antennae of Mosquitoes. Ultrasound emitted by the Mosquitoes Repellant bulb will scare away the pests and confuse them. Ultrasonic sound will create stress on the nervous system of insects and jam their own Ultrasound frequency. This will immobilize the insects and they escape from the source of Ultrasound.

How does Ultrasound repel Mosquitoes?

Male mosquito is the natural enemy of female mosquito after breeding. Both male and female mosquitoes use plant juice as food. But female mosquito requires blood protein for the maturation of their eggs. Male mosquitoes will not bite human. On the first day of emergence, the female mosquito will not bite but after mating; Female mosquito will not allow males to mate again and they avoid the presence of males. Females detect the presence of males by sensing the Ultrasound produced by the males. If an Ultrasound and light spectrum bulb is used, it will imitate male mosquito by producing 38 kHz Ultrasound. This will repel Female mosquitoes. Moreover, the Ultrasound will create stress on the US sensillae present on the antenna of female mosquitoes, so the move away from the source of Ultrasound.

Is it safe for human beings?

Ultrasound Repellant are widely used in Homes, Gardens, Farm yards etc. to repel various kinds of pests. There are commercial Ultrasound Pest Repellers are designed to emit Ultrasound in the frequency range 20 kHz to 100 kHz. US above 20 kHz is inaudible to man but children can hear the Ultrasound to a certain level up to 30 kHz. Many house hold appliances like Telephone, Computer, Vacuum cleaner etc emit Ultrasound, but we cannot hear it because it is inaudible. Ultrasound is considered as the safest method for scanning pregnancy. Ultrasound scanning is widely used in hospitals. Echocardiogram also uses Ultrasound to image the heart’s functions. As per the scientific information, Ultrasound will not cause any health problems.

Response of Animals to Ultrasound

22-25 kHz: Dogs, Cats 38-44 kHz: Mosquitoes, Fleas, House Fly, Spiders, Cockroaches 52-60 kHz: Lizards 60-72 kHz: Rats

Specs

Bulb
Voltage: 110V-220V
Watts: 9W
LED A9
990 Lumens

Tube
Voltage: 110V - 277V
Watts: 10W - 15W
LED T8
10W = 1100 lumens. 15W = 1980 lumens