AÑO
2021
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar
PAL. CLAVE
mosquitos, Mosquito, traps , prevention
PAÍS
Australia
CRÉDITOS
Kennyjie Marcellino
LINK
https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/2020/project/quito/
Quito
Attracting mosquitos to end a public health crisis
Quito mimics a human presence to attract and capture mosquitoes rather than repelling them. In doing so, it is addressing the public health crisis through the overall reduction of the mosquito population in a socially and environmentally friendly approach.
Quito attracts and traps mosquitoes by using a combination of fermentation and low-power electronic to reproduce cues they use to find humans. The Lure Cartridge at the top is an airtight ceramic container containing sugar water, yeast and lactic acid that reacts to produce CO2 and artificial human odour.
The designer wishes for this technology to be the go-to standard for the tropical hospitality industry and eventually in households.