{
  "id": 947818,
  "title": "Efficacy of an attractive lethal ovitrap to reduce populations of Aedes mosquitoes: a controlled trial in Iquitos, Peru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/efficacy-of-an-attractive-lethal-ovitrap-to-reduce-populations-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.10.743873v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dengue is one of the most important mosquito transmitted infections worldwide. Aedes aegypti, the most important species involved, has a unique biology living in containers associated with households. New methods to control this mosquito are needed and we present our evaluation of a novel trap called the Attractive Lethal OviTrap (ALOT) that targets older female mosquitoes that are the most…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}