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The excessive use of chemical insecticides has caused resistance in mosquito populations, along with negative environmental impacts and harm to non-target organisms. In this regard, mosquito control strategies, such as passive mass trapping interventions with autocidal gravid ovitraps (AGO) offer a promising alternative. Here we report the results of a pilot study evaluating a passive mass trapping treatment using AGOs against\n \n Ae<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n .\n \n aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n in the city of Harlingen, Texas, USA, during the peak mosquito season.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methodology<\/jats:title>\n \n Three treatments were assessed on\n \n Aedes<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n populations: AGO mass trapping, integrated vector management (IVM) consisting of source reduction together with larvicides and adulticides, and AGO + IVM. The study design included a control area with no treatments. Four neighborhoods were selected to evaluate the impact of treatments on\n \n Ae<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n .\n \n Aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n comparing female abundance between pre-treatment (10 weeks) and post-treatment (9 weeks) periods.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n All treatments were effective in significantly reducing\n \n Ae<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n .\n \n aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n females. IVM treatment reduced the number of females per trap per week from 3.29\u2009\u00b1\u20090.24 to 2.41\u2009\u00b1\u20090.20 (33.7% reduction), AGO from 1.58\u2009\u00b1\u20090.17 to 0.25\u2009\u00b1\u20090.05 (85.2% reduction), and AGO\u2009+\u2009IVM from 1.49\u2009\u00b1\u20090.17 to 0.53\u2009\u00b1\u20090.08 (67.78% reduction), based on Henderson\u2019s formula. We observed a non-significant increase in the control area (no treatment provided) in the mosquito populations, increasing from 2.94\u2009\u00b1\u20090.24 in the pretreatment period to 3.25\u2009\u00b1\u20090.28 of the post treatment period.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n Despite all treatments followed a reduction in mosquito populations, those that included AGO showed a greater decrease in post treatment populations than conventional control measures (IVM) alone. However, further studies with a larger number of replicates, conducted across different seasons and during peak abundance months are needed to fully assess their relative effectiveness for\n \n Ae<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n .\n \n aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n control. As this was a pilot study, these preliminary findings suggest that AGOs contribute to reducing\n \n Ae<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n .\n \n aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n populations and may serve as a complementary and useful tool in integrated vector management strategies. 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