ovitrap
nounEtymology From ovi- (“egg”) + trap.
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A device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies.
- The seasonal pattern of egg laying activity of a French Mediterranean population of the Asian tiger mosquito was monitored weekly for 2 years with ovitraps.2015 December 19, “Seasonal Synchronization of Diapause Phases in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- Related terms
- ovistrip, ovitrapping