Provided are vector traps that effectively entrap a vector, such as an insect, preventing its escape. A vector trap includes one or a plurality of hastate setae that entangle a target. A hastate setae is optionally woven into a substrate material such as insect netting or other surface to prevent the transfer of insect through the netting as well as prevent insects or other vectors that contact the netting from moving away. Also provided are processes of capturing a vector or controlling the prevalence of a vector population in an area.
