HumBug has developed a novel survey system to detect and identify different species of mosquitoes by their flight tone using budget smartphones. The project received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation allowing use of this innovative system in Sub-Saharan Africa (Humbug).
Since September 2024, additional funding from NERC is enabling acoustic monitoring for invasive insect species in the UK(Humbug II).
Have a look at our new paper that studies which incentives or motivations would lead to the most effective use of HumBug System by local communities in Tanzania.
Our colleagues at Kinshasa School of Public Health and University of Bandundu in DRC are running a trial to establish how well local communities can set up and run the HumBug System. More info on the "News' section!
Using a new methodology developed by our colleagues at IHI, the DN-mini trap, we are optimising the HumBug system and increasing our audio captures in this new trial!
