Remote characterization of flying mosquitoes using an infrared Lidar system

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Abstract

More than one million people die every year due to mosquito-borne diseases. As of now, most study of mosquito population is done through trapping methods that are tedious to set up, costly and present scientific biases. Lack of reliable data on the spatial distribution and population dynamics of key mosquito species has become a major obstacle to the development of predictive spatial models for risk of exposure to key vectors. This project describes an innovative technique for the remote sensing of mosquito population. Based on an infrared continuous wave Lidar, the presented technique aims at the remote characterization of flying mosquitoes. By retrieving the insect's wing beat frequency, this new entomological Lidar can count and differentiate male from female of the Aedes Albopictus, Aedes Aegypti and Culex Genus with an accuracy of at least 94 percent. This study also evaluates the relevance of wing beat frequency alone as a predictor variable for mosquito species classification. The ability to collect extensive data with automatic characterization will enable entomological studies to better understand population dynamics and behavior, migration patterns and circadian rhythm as well as evaluate the impact of new and existing mosquito control methodologies.

Authors

  • Adrien Genoud

    New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Debbie Andres

    Department of Applied Physics and Department of Physics, Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, Italy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, NJIT, New Jersey Inst of Technology, New Jersey Inst of Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rutgers University, NIST, Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of South Florida, ETH Zurich, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, University of Virginia, Rutgers University - Camden, New Jersey Institute of technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Pohang Science and Technology University, Sungkyunkwan University, Northern Illinois University and Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics , and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rutgers U., Orsova Engineers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Engineering Research, Virginia Tech, Virginia., Princeton University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Villanova University, SOFIA/USRA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hudson Regional Health Commision, Rutgers University, College of William & Mary, Department of Physics, Drexel University, Drexel University, Drexel Universty, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Pohang Institue of Science and Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Naval Research Laboratory, Towson Univ, Rice University, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Physics, Temple University, PulseTorr LLC, Department of Chemistry, West Chester University, Department of Physics, West Chester University, College of William and Mary Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Univ of Maryland-College Park, Los Alamos National Laboratory, POSTECH, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HamSCI/ARRL, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University-Camden, University of Washington, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey