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Billboard attracts and kills Zika-spreading mosquitos while educating the public on its dangers

on Apr 20, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

An out of home installation in Brazil is helping to inform the public of the dangers of the Zika virus – while also attracting and killing the mosquitos spreading the virus.

Posterscope and Brazilian agency NBS created the Mosquito Killer Billboard that carries technology capable of culling the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

On the panel, a solution containing lactic acid replicates and emits the smell of human sweat while also expelling CO2 to replicate the breathing process.

The emulation of human functions is reported to catch the attention of the mosquitos from as far away as 2.5 miles. Once captured in the panel, the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum