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Mosquitoes−insects carry many potentially dangerous diseases like mosquito-borne viral encephalitis, dengue, chicken guinea, yellow fever, malaria, filariasis and affect around one to three million people globally. To minimize risk and to avoid bites, protective measures practiced include mosquito coils, repellent mats, vaporizers, aerosol and body cream or lotions. But there are certain limitations and drawbacks associated with the existing products systems which include health implication on users due to uses of chemicals, fire hazards and safety, effectiveness, ease of handling/operation and economy. Moreover, it does not completely destroy the mosquitoes–insects and just keeps them at bay, in order to provide the temporary relief for limited hours in the specified area. More importantly due to the recent outbreak and spread of deadly ZIKA VIRUS in African and American continent due to mosquitoes, it is urgently required to control the mosquitoes’ menace. So, there is a need and market for indigenous, low-cost, eco-friendly efficient mosquito-controlling device. The patented (3013DEL2015) invention describes a use of developed low-cost non-hazardous material in a specially design machine which produces mosquito-insect attractants in more economical and convenient way, which lures the mosquitoes–insects towards the source, i.e. machine, and gets eventually kill by electric field. The invention targeted to be cost-effective for controlling the mosquitoes’ problem without any negative implications on user health or environment.
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Wath, S.B. (2019). An Effective Mosquitoes–Insects Killing Machine (MIKM). In: Ghosh, S. (eds) Waste Management and Resource Efficiency. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7290-1_2
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