A fruit-based attractant for Culex mosquitoes

Abstract

The invention relates to a fruit-based culex attractant. The fruit-based culex attractant comprises, by mass, 1-50% of red berry pulp, 1-50% of banana pulp, 1-50% of sugar, 1-50% of red wine and the balance water, wherein the red berry pulp and the banana pulp are prepared from rotted or damaged red berries and bananas respectively. The fruit-based culex attractant is high in culex attracting ratio, wide in material source, cheap, environment friendly, convenient to use and non-toxic to people and livestock, thereby being a safe, environment-friendly, efficient, simple and convenient culex control product.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of insect attractants, in particular to a fruit-based Culex mosquito attractant. Background technique [0002] Culex mosquito, commonly known as "house mosquito", is one of the most common indoor mosquitoes in my country. Its larvae mainly breed in sewage, such as: stinking ditches, sewers, water in flowerpots, etc. Culex mosquito bites humans, poultry and other animals, and is the main vector of various diseases such as Japanese encephalitis, Bancroftian filariasis and West Nile virus disease. At present, in order to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases, people mostly use insecticides to control the population of Culex mosquitoes. However, the large-scale use of insecticides in human settlements not only poses a greater potential danger to human health, but also easily pollutes the environment and makes Culex mosquitoes resistant to insecticides. The emergence of these problems makes the use of pe...

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Problems solved by technology

Studies have shown that injured or rotten fruits have an attractive effect on Culex mosquitoes, but the attraction effect of individual fruits on Culex mosquitoes is weak, and the effect of controlling the population of Culex mosquitoes cannot be achieved.

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