Regensburg, Germany, 2016/06/29 - Scientists all over the world can now track
the growth of mosquito populations on their computers. “The BG-Counter is a
new kind of mosquito counting machine that allows scientists and health
authorities to be proactive against a coming infestation,” says Dr. Martin Geier
of Biogents AG in Regensburg, Germany. The high-tech equipment was
developed by the Regensburg mosquito experts in cooperation with a company
from Silicon Valley and has been successfully tested since autumn 2015 in the
Florida Keys on the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. The counter is now
going into serial production. Recently, a demonstration model has come online
at Lake Starnberg south of Munich. Since mid-June, it has been possible to track
the increase in mosquito populations after the recent floods and even the times
at which these insects are particularly active.