An inexpensive, biodegradable, easily transportable mosquito trap and improved attractant formulation and apparatus are provided.

The present invention provides compositions that may act as a aggregation pheromone or a swarming pheromone for mosquitoes, wherein said compositions comprises decanal and optionally one or more of octanal, nonanal, sulcaton, and 3-hyrdroxy-2-butanone, as well as uses thereof for attracting mosquitoes, vector control, mosquito control, male quality assessment, population surveillance and monitoring, and risk assessment in epidemiological monitoring programmes.

The present invention provides compositions that may act as a aggregation pheromone or a swarming pheromone for mosquitoes, wherein said compositions comprises decanal and optionally one or more of octanal, nonanal, sulcaton, and 3-hyrdroxy-2-butanone, as well as uses thereof for attracting mosquitoes, vector control, mosquito control, male quality assessment, population surveillance and monitoring, and risk assessment in epidemiological monitoring programmes.

An insect monitoring system for use in agricultural fields is provided. The monitoring system has a chemical lure to attract insects to the monitoring system, and an adhesive material on which insects drawn to the lure can be trapped for later evaluation. The monitoring system also has a three-piece canopy made of two opposing sides and a cover. The parallel sides are roughly triangular and the cover sits above, and is attached to, the sides. The adhesive trap is held vertically between the two opposing sides of the canopy. The lure is held horizontally above the adhesive trap by being inserted through slits in the cover. The canopy can be assembled from a flat sheet of a prepatterned rigid material.