Consumer Reports had a brief mention of three of these devices recently and,
unfortunately, gave top marks to the most expensive: the Mosquito Magnet.
They said a cheap one sold at Sam's Club and another one whose name escapes
me didn't work as well.

I did some newsgroup searching recently and there was a lot of disagreement
from purchasers about the effectiveness of even the Mosquito Magnet. The
only one that got nearly universal praise was their top model, which I
believe sells for $1,000 plus. The two smaller and cheaper Mosquito Magnets
(I think the smallest one can be purchased at Home Depot for around $400)
got mixed reviews.

The Coleman model apparently can overheat and start fires if placed near
something flammable. Apparently this problem still occurs despite changes
made after a recall.


"Gena" wrote in message
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has anyone bought one of these, and does it actually work?

they've come down in price tremendously, and so i would not mind investing
in one, but if they don't work, i don't want to be out $150.

feedback please!

gena