Mosquito & Non-mosquito Collection

Mosquito & Non-Mosquito Collection

Collection Board Setup

Collection boards for data collection are made using illustration boards, adhesives, and insect bait. These boards are used in similar    Each board is to be placed within targeted mosquito breeding grounds. Once collected, each board is preserved and wrapped in plastic to be transported. Once safely transported, each board was documented and used for the image datasets. All of the boards and the respective contents were inspected and classified with the assistance of the entomology laboratory staff. 

Within Campus

Last September 03, 2019, there was a fogging operation held in the dormitories within the University of the Philippines Los Baños campus. A private company was in charge of the fogging and had sent multiple teams to dormitories in preparation of the fogging. The fogging operations started at 2:00 PM and ended by 6:00 PM.

With the approval of the Chief of the University Housing Office, collection board setups were allowed to be placed within the dormitories for collecting images of insect. Setups were placed in both indoor and outdoor locations of dorms with the assistance and guidance of dorm managers and staff.

Images of the collection boards were taken before and after fogging operations. Before the operation began, the dorms were vacated. After fogging the dormitories, no person was to return for a period of at least one hour to let the fog dissipate . Once the fog had cleared and staff allowed dormers to re-enter, the dorms were revisited again for the retrieval of the setups. 

Outside Campus

On September 20, 2019, a letter was sent to the Los Baños Municipal Health Office, requesting  details on scheduled fogging and misting operations within the Los Baños area. 

Revisited the Municipal Health Office on October 10, 2019 to coordinate with Sir Wilson Gascon, a Municipal Sanitation Officer. He provided dates for the next misting/fogging operation within the LB area. Two operations were to take place in two different barangays: Brgy. Tadlac and Brgy, Bayog, on October 18-19 and October 23-24 respectively.

Alongside a team of local government officers and coordinating with each barangay's respective barangay captains, the misting operations took place. With the permission of Sir Gascon and of residents of the barangay, multiple sticky boards were placed around the area. Proper safety procedures and protocols were followed during the operations.

After a 30 minute to one hour waiting period post-misting operation, the boards were collected and preserved.  A total of 34 insect collection boards were used for all the fogging/misting operations that were participated.