Karnataka started to installing Ovitrap baskets that attract mosquitoes.
These baskets are installed 20 feet from houses, and a chemical sprayed inside attracts mosquitoes, luring them into the basket.
Ovitrap baskets are specialised devices designed to attract and trap mosquitoes, particularly species that breed in containers, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.
Several countries including India have implemented the use of this baskets for monitoring and controlling mosquito populations.