322-700: What Is The Hypothesis Being Tested By This Research?
ENTO 322-700
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What is the hypothesis being tested by this research? [Reframe the primary question to be answered as a hypothesis if there is no direct hypothesis stated]
The hypothesis being tested by this research was to see if a $20 device called a GAT could lure male mosquitos to a trap. If the mosquitos can be lured then researchers will be able to monitor them and sterilize them making it easier to monitor the population.
What general methods/approaches are used in the research
The researchers broadcasted frequencies from four small nylon tent. Three of the tents emitted a single tone and the fourth trap was silent. One frequency was 484 Hz, the second one was 560 Hz, and the third was 715 Hz. The researchers
also rotated the traps among tents, operators, and positions to eliminate prejudicial variables.
What was the primary research finding and did it support the hypothesis or answer the primary question?
Researchers found that the capture rate for males in the 484 Hz trap was more than 95 percent. The capture rate for the 560 Hz trap was half that and only five percent were captured in the silent trap. The research supported the hypothesis that male mosquitoes can be lured into the GAT traps.
What research is planned for the future? Provide ideas for future research, if none described.
For the future, GAT traps will be made to use in the field because the traps that exist now need electricity or require large batteries. GAT traps will be easier to handle because they are small and eventually be able to run on watch batteries.
What is the impact of this research on Human Society?
The impact of this research is to be able to monitor the mosquito population and to help control the mosquito population. This impact will also lead to the control of the Aedes aegypti who are responsible for many diseases and sterilizing the male Aedes aegypti mosquitos will lead to a decrease of cases for these diseases.
Discussion Article ID: 1c
What is the hypothesis being tested by this research? [Reframe the primary question to be answered as a hypothesis if there is no direct hypothesis stated]
The hypothesis being tested by this research was to see if a $20 device called a GAT could lure male mosquitos to a trap. If the mosquitos can be lured then researchers will be able to monitor them and sterilize them making it easier to monitor the population.
What general methods/approaches are used in the research
The researchers broadcasted frequencies from four small nylon tent. Three of the tents emitted a single tone and the fourth trap was silent. One frequency was 484 Hz, the second one was 560 Hz, and the third was 715 Hz. The researchers
also rotated the traps among tents, operators, and positions to eliminate prejudicial variables.
What was the primary research finding and did it support the hypothesis or answer the primary question?
Researchers found that the capture rate for males in the 484 Hz trap was more than 95 percent. The capture rate for the 560 Hz trap was half that and only five percent were captured in the silent trap. The research supported the hypothesis that male mosquitoes can be lured into the GAT traps.
What research is planned for the future? Provide ideas for future research, if none described.
For the future, GAT traps will be made to use in the field because the traps that exist now need electricity or require large batteries. GAT traps will be easier to handle because they are small and eventually be able to run on watch batteries.
What is the impact of this research on Human Society?
The impact of this research is to be able to monitor the mosquito population and to help control the mosquito population. This impact will also lead to the control of the Aedes aegypti who are responsible for many diseases and sterilizing the male Aedes aegypti mosquitos will lead to a decrease of cases for these diseases.