A self-cooling self-humidifying mosquito carrier backpack for transporting live adult mosquitoes on foot over long distances under challenging field conditions.
D. R. Kavishe, R. V. Msoffe, G. Z. Malika, K. A. Walsh, L. M. Duggan, L. J. Tarimo, F. Butler, E. W. W. Kaindoa, H. S. Ngowo, G. Killeen
This paper develops a self-cooling, self-humidifying backpack to transport live adult mosquitoes over long distances in challenging field conditions, achieving high survival rates comparable to controlled environments.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2024Ecology