Adult mosquito traps are used to monitor the numbers and types (species) of adult mosquitoes found in certain areas.

This information is valuable to the City of Busselton's Mosquito Control Program. Areas with large mosquito populations or those where disease carrying mosquitoes have been identified can be given priority and resources targeted to problem areas.

The University of Western Australia traps adult mosquitoes at the 4 major breeding zones and determines the species present and the number of mosquitoes carrying Ross River Virus found in the trap at each location.