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Anti-mosquito device kills 1200 bugs/night


The trap uses a strip of octenol (to generate a scent that resembles breath), a UV bulb, and flashing LEDs (oscillating frequencies determined to coincide with spectral sensitivities of many mosquitoes). When mosquitoes get close to the trap, the patented airflow system that disperses the attractant sucks the insects inside, where they are collected in a mesh catch bag or a liquid catch pan that is easy and safe to empty.In a USDA suburban test, our trap captured up to 1,200 mosquitoes in a single night and diminished mosquito populations over an entire acre.

Update: Mr Jalopy sez, "this homemade carbon dioxide yeast brewing machine sounds like a great way to lure mosquitos to their demise. Same premise as the aforementioned $200 device, but without the 'LEDs oscillating frequencies determined to coincide with spectral sensitivities of many mosquitoes' which frankly sounds like bullshit to me."