DOST Ovicidal Trap System

DOST develops mosquito trap In response to the marked increase in dengue cases last 2010 DOST launched the Ovicidal Trap System (OTS) – a device that kills mosquitoes and larvae (vectors of the Dengue virus) Premise: decrease vectors, decrease cases of Dengue

The Ovicidal Trap System Costs about Php 30 each or less. Composed of – an ordinary tin can painted in black – a strip of plywood board and a – liquid solution ideal place for the female Aedes mosquito to lay its eggs Lethal attractant

The Ovicidal Trap System Platform product Device was used 12 years ago to attract and monitor no. of mosquitoes What is new? – the organic solution that traps and kill mosquitoes and larvae. The solution’s life span is about two months Laboratory tests that the solution kills 100% of the larvae DOH is allocating about P2 million to finance the development and commercialization of the OTS

Field-testing of OTS September 24, 2010, the DOST ran their first field tests of the “ovitraps” sample kits with 250 negative control kits (OTS with tap water) and 250 positive kits (OTS with liquid solution) were distributed in Tierra Vista, Marikina and Barangay Bagbag, Novaliches, Quezon City – two of the areas with the highest number of dengue cases in MM Samples are collected every fifth day of each week. On-going field testing

What do potential customers want? OTS was developed out of need It seems not much thought was put into what the potential customers want and expect from this product Assumption, Overconfidence? – repeatedly seen in many DOH campaigns – programs are created and money is spent with no willing audience

House of Quality Relationship:  = 9  = 3 Correlation: ++ Strongly positive + Positive - Negative -- Strongly negative