Entomological Consultancy
Service for public authorities, research institutions, scientists, private companies, and citizens on pest control activities.
- Vector surveillance
- Using standardised traps, field monitoring of mosquitoes and other biting insects of animal and public health interest (mosquitoes, Culicoides biting midges, sand flies, stable flies, horse flies)..
- Localization of immature sites
- Mapping and sample collection of immature larvae stages of vectors.
- Identification of vectors
- The identification of insect species by morphological (identification keys) and molecular (PCR, MALDI-TOF) tools..
- Supervision during vector control programmes
- Evaluation of the most suitable and productive control method techniques, technical support during larvicides or adulticide treatments, quality control on the efficacy of the interventions.
- Risk assessment
- Evaluation of risks associated with the presence of invasive mosquitoes’ species and local competent species for vector-borne pathogen transmission (dengue, Zika, chikungunya, West Nile fever, Usutu, bluetongue, Japanese encephalitis, leishmania, etc…).