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.

Related terms

• ovistrip
• ovitrapping

Anagrams

• optivar