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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY...
The Mosquito Killing System™ resulted from 17 years of
research and testing by Mr. Alvin Wilbanks. This project evolved from
nightly rituals of having to free the house of mosquitoes upon returning
home from work in order for his newborn daughter, Tiffany, to have a good
nights rest without being eaten by a mosquito in the house. Mr. Wilbanks
was concerned about applying repellents to his child because of the
effects that he experienced from his own personal use. A warming sensation
was experienced where he applied the repellants on himself. He was also
concerned about the dangers of his child ingesting the repellant and
getting it into her eyes.
Mr. Wilbanks began researching the alternative products available on the
market for protection or repelling of the pests that contained no
pesticides. To his amazement, he discovered that there were no such
products available. He knew there had to be a better way to control
mosquitoes without the use of chemicals. So, he asked himself the
question, “What attracts the mosquito to us?” His conclusion was that the
mosquito was seeking blood, so he placed some blood on a slide as an
experiment to view the mosquito’s behavior. To his surprise, the mosquito
was not attracted to the blood. He then tried to determine what other
factors attract them to us. Was it heat, moisture, body scents/pheromones,
motion or breathing? He then began to test other items that might attract
the mosquito such as chicken or beef livers and even catfish type baits.
All these experiments had poor results. There was no increase in the
capture/kill ration thus eliminating the fact that blood products alone
attract the insect. Mr. Wilbanks then purchased a bug light with the
misconception that they attracted mosquitoes. After examining the dead
insects that were caught, he realized that bug lights did not attract
mosquitoes either.
He then began his studies to determine why the mosquito bites, the
breeding behavior and habits of the insect. The research into certain
behavioral patterns of the insect was conducted at Arkansas State
University in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Wilbanks was able to locate books and
documents covering Entomology and more specifically the study of
mosquitoes at the university library. Mr. Wilbanks then started
experimenting with the bug light he purchased to modify it to attract
mosquitoes. He removed the lights from the unit and replaced them with a
heating element, which seemed to have some attractant features.
The next 2 to 4 years of research and testing revealed that mosquitoes
preferred cattle, chicken, pets and other animals to humans. He then began
to determine the highest and lowest temperatures in which mosquitoes were
attracted to this device. He them modified his test unit to cycle in the
temperature ranges previously identified in order to mimic these various
animals. The tests revealed the more species of mosquitoes were attracted
to the unit but not captured. Mr. Wilbanks then spent the next 3 years
determining what temperature range was most effective and the correct size
of the nit in order to achieve the most efficient product. He developed
various units ranging in size from a Coke can to a 55-gallon drum and
determined the optimal elevation necessary to attract the largest number
of mosquitoes. Hundreds of tests were performed in order to determine the
best performance to Mr. Wilbanks' satisfaction.
He then started working with the air flow or wind design for the unit,
which aided in attracting mosquitoes to the unit. He observed that the
mosquitoes were curious about the device and the majority were females.
Adding the wind design to the unit increased the attractiveness and kill
rate by up to 90 percent. This increase in the capture and kill ratio were
at an acceptable level to justify more experiments in order to perfect the
wind design elements of the unit. Other tests were performed to determine
the effectiveness of the unit under other conditions. One test included
adding moisture to the design. Since mosquitoes lay their eggs in water,
it made sense to incorporate moisture as a test to determine the level of
attraction of the unit under these conditions. No significant difference
was observed during this study. He then added motion to the test unit to
determine if the mosquitoes were more attracted to his test devices in a
fixed position versus linear movement. He then determined from the motion
studies that more mosquitoes were attracted to the unit that moved in
comparison with the fixed unit. He found that the best results were
obtained when the test unit moved 12 inches, paused for a period of 5
seconds then returned to it’s original position. Mr. Wilbanks had now
concluded from his studies that heat, size and motion elevation were all
determining factors. Armed with these facts, his testing and experiments
moved to a second level to perfect the operation of the device.
He then determined that the mosquitoes were detecting the electrical
fields (Corona), which is a warning to the mosquitoes and was preventing
further investigations. He tried glue boards, sticky paper, and other
attractants to try to overcome this obstacle but found nothing that
actually worked. Mr. Wilbanks then decided to alter the unit in order to
conceal the electrical fields, but yet attract the mosquito and process
the insect through the system thus killing them inside the unit. This
added other variables such as correct voltage, wind flow and other factors
that had to be perfected in the design of the Mosquito Killing System™ (MKS).
Research began to find the availability of these features that needed to
be incorporated into the design. It was at this point when Mr. Wilbanks
submitted a request for technology assistance to NASA’s Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The NASA Engineer suggested a number
of improvements to cut costs and improve efficiency that was subsequently
adopted. The specific areas of assistance included the difficulties
identified with the electrical fields and other issues pertaining to the
heat source. NASA then referred Mr. Wilbanks to a non-profit agency that
assisted him in developing the prototype as well as producing the molds
used to manufacture the base and top structure of the new product. Mr.
Wilbanks then submitted a request for approval of the used of the NASA
name and statement “Developed with Technical Assistance from NASA.” The
NASA/MSFC Legal Office granted the request on November 19, 1996.
Mr. Wilbanks’ experiments and tests resulted in forty different versions
being developed in order to perfect the device. Once perfected to his
satisfaction, he then applied for a patent and subsequently was granted
the patent on January 21, 1997. Once the patent was granted, the
information concerning the design and operation of the unit became public
knowledge. He received a large amount of interest both locally and
internationally, which was positive. The next 2 years were spent on
seeking the components to produce the unit, as well as, UL Approval in
order to manufacture and market the Mosquito Killing System™. He was
granted UL Approval in 1999, which brings us to where we are today.
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THE UGLY TRUTH
There are approximately 3,500 species of
mosquitoes and are estimated to transmit disease to more than 700 million
people annually and kills 2 million people annually. For every 1000 female
mosquitoes eliminated the population is reduced by 300,000. |
