Posts Tagged: gravid

Heaven-Scent

Whew, that stinks! If you've ever smelled a mosquito gravid trap, you know it's not heaven-scent. This isn't about the aroma of summer roses or the...

Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito laying eggs. (Photo by Samuel Woo, UC Davis)

This container of "smelly" water is being used by UC Davis entomology graduate student Tara Thiemann for her gravid mosquito traps. Gravid traps attract blood-fed mosquitoes ready to lay their eggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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