ovitrap

English

Etymology

From ovi- +‎ trap.

Noun

ovitrap (plural ovitraps)

  1. A device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies.
    • 2015 December 19, “Seasonal Synchronization of Diapause Phases in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      The seasonal pattern of egg laying activity of a French Mediterranean population of the Asian tiger mosquito was monitored weekly for 2 years with ovitraps.

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