Question:
Has anyone tried one of the mosquito control devices that generates
CO2 from propane, adds octenol, and then sucks the mosquitos into a
bag where they dehydrate and die? Just curious to hear if they work
or not.
Answer:
-Mixed results, and they're very expensive.
There were a series of exchanges in this website last summer from a fellow
who had purchased one....something on the order that it had caught only a
dozen or so mosquitos in several days and meanwhile had to be placed at a
certain position considering the wind and where people were likely to be.
The trouble was, to move it, one had to partially take down it
down....something like that.
They use a fair amount of propane too.
-I just got my mosquito magnet (www.mosquitomagnet.com) and while it was
fairly expensive I find that it is working pretty well - it's not
"strategically" placed at the moment. The idea is to figure out which way
the wind blows (in my yard it's one way 95% of the time) and place the unit
in that draft. Mosquitoes evidently travel against the wind for their meals
so they can ride the breeze back home after they are full . . . as being
full and struggling against the wind is nearly impossible for them.
You don't have to break it down to move it, however you're not supposed to
move it w/the propane tank on it, so when I go to move it I'm going to have
an assistant pick the tank up and walk beside me so I don't jostle it too
much.
The temp. has dropped here (MA) and it' s not ideal mosquito weather at the
moment, but I'll know this summer if it's doing a good job as my yard is
like hell w/those little bugs!
Every three weeks you're supposed to empty the bag, replace the octenol ($20
per 3 pack) and get the propane refilled ($6.00/big bottle @ my local h/ware
store)
It's catching mosquitos and those tiny little black flies as well. I need
to put it closer to the woods
