two different messages from last year.
http://www.mosquitomagnetdepot.com/?source=google
get it sized to how much area you want cleared of mosquitoes
Ingrid
There have been threads on this board about the Mosquito Magnet for
$795 and $1,295.
Coleman is now producing a copycat version for $199 list. It also
uses a propane tank to create a CO2 plume and octenal. The difference
is that it uses sticky shields to catch mosquitos and the propane
lasts 45 days verses 20 for the Mosquito Magnet.
I bought it two weeks ago. It is clearly attracting mosquitos. I
typically see little clouds of them hovering over the device. What it
doesn't seem to do well is kill them. There are only a few stuck to
the shields. On the other hand, since I started using it we haven't
been bitten at all.
Does anyone have any comments on the Deleto or how it compares to the
Mosquito Magnet. I know that I wasn't willing to spend $795 for the
Magnet, but the Deleto is far more affordable at $199.
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Like many people I was beginning to become upset that my $800
investment was not performing up to snuff. I decided to see if there
were any stronger attractants. I found this page
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archiv...0/mosq0200.htm
"Kline tested responses of female Aedes aegypti to the socks, human
hands, and Limburger cheese. He used females because only they will
take blood. They need it for reproduction. In field studies, Kline
says the socks alone attracted very few mosquitoes. However, a
significant increase occurred to CO2-baited traps when combined with a
worn sock for most mosquitoes, including species of Aedes, Anopheles,
Coquillettidia, Culex, Culiseta, and Psorophora—major
disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Mosquito responses were favorable in
the olfactometer, but the human hand still attracted the most. "If we
can isolate the chemical scent in the socks, then we can use that as
an additional attractant," says Kline. "
Okay the next part sounds strange!
So….it looks like they like worn socks, especially if CO2 is present.
I took a sock that I had worn during the day and folded the top over
on itself so that too much would not hang down (too far from suction
cone). I then slipped it over the nozzle where the CO2 comes out. Much
to my surprise the trap started working much better I started catching
10 to 20 a night where I had only been catching 2 or 3. Give it a try.
I am curious if this works for others. Good luck!
Cpat
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