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It doesn't really explain though. Are the sensors detecting something chemically unique to males / females? Or are they taking images of each mosquito and diffe
by 3131s 9y ago
It doesn't really explain though. Are the sensors detecting something chemically unique to males / females? Or are they taking images of each mosquito and differentiating between them with ML?
- turbohedgehog 9y agoI believe one way is to generate a frequency similar to female wingbeat frequency that attracts male mosquitoes and separate them that way. I am unsure if there is a difference in the frequency between genders.
- dalacv 9y agoLesbian mosquitos...hello?
- kijin 9y agoAs long as they're inclined to seek out females in the wild and spread the mosquito STD, they could be just as useful as males :)
- diggernet 9y agoThere absolutely is a difference in sound. If you hear a mosquito, it's female. Males are silent.
- fujipadam 9y agoThis is how the photo fence from intellectual ventures detects and destroys female mosquitoes.Unfortunately they never released that tech as open source