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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito
Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. Consumer's reports said they do work. Reviews on the Internet say they work or don't work. A co-worker's friend has a Mosquito Magnet Pro and says it works great. The reviews I've seen on television say those devices do not work. If anyone has direct experience with the mosquito traps, could you post a response here if they work, or do not work? Thank you! Dave Minnesota |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
If you go to groups.google.com and do a search there, you should find an old
thread about this subject. I can remember reading it, but I can't remember the exact date. -- -- pelirojaroja ----------------------------------------------- "There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again." -- Elizabeth Lawrence "Dave" wrote in message et... I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. Consumer's reports said they do work. Reviews on the Internet say they work or don't work. A co-worker's friend has a Mosquito Magnet Pro and says it works great. The reviews I've seen on television say those devices do not work. If anyone has direct experience with the mosquito traps, could you post a response here if they work, or do not work? Thank you! Dave Minnesota |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
I believe they do what they claim. Attract and kill mosquitos. Who
wants to attract mosquitos? -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math "Dave" wrote in message et... I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. Consumer's reports said they do work. Reviews on the Internet say they work or don't work. A co-worker's friend has a Mosquito Magnet Pro and says it works great. The reviews I've seen on television say those devices do not work. If anyone has direct experience with the mosquito traps, could you post a response here if they work, or do not work? Thank you! Dave Minnesota |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito
Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. Consumer's reports said they do work. Reviews on the Internet say they work or don't work. A co-worker's friend has a Mosquito Magnet Pro and says it works great. The reviews I've seen on television say those devices do not work. If anyone has direct experience with the mosquito traps, could you post a response here if they work, or do not work? Based on my research the answer is...sometimes. There are a number of devices out there. I've focused on two -- the Mosquito Magnet line and the Mosquito Deleto. The concepts are basically the same -- create heat and carbon dioxide, couple it with octenol, then capture the mosquitoes. The Mosquito Magnet uses a vacuum whereas the Mosquito Deleto uses the rough equivalent of fly paper. Since I don't have the bucks to get a Mosquito Magnet (although it would have been my first pick) I went with a Mosquito Deleto. To date the performance has been impressive. We had not gotten around to picking up a canister of propane this year until about a month ago. Any time we took a step in the back yard we were instantly under attack. We hooked up the Mosquito Deleto and I think I've been bitten twice since. The one thing commonly noted about this device though is that there are never any mosquitoes on the sticky paper. I don't know where they get all those skeeters in the commercials, but I never see any on there. I had a garter snake get on there once though. Simple fact of the matter -- without that thing going we're eaten alive, with it running they leave us alone. That's good enough for me. Coleman also makes a Mosquito Inibitor. This gives off a citrousy scent and uses little foam inserts soaked in an oil repellant. FWIW, these things are great for patios to drive away any others -- we have one in the front yard and never get bitten when we have it out. Only down side is that the cost of refills is nearly the same as the whole unit. So, FWIW.... James |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:00:10 GMT, "Dave" wrote:
I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. This is 'Mosquito Week' on one local TV station. The weathercritter has been presenting 'facts' each day. One is that mosquitoes rarely travel more than a mile (from their homes?). Around here (SE VA, yclept 'Tidewater'), the public service messages urge preventing mosquito breeding by removing sources of standing water. If they, indeed, only fly a mile, a determined effort to eliminate breeding sites should be fairly effective. Maybe Minnesota mosquitoes have different habits. Another point is that (here) the critters are most active around dawn and dusk. I can verify that from personal experience. So a late afternoon/early evening outdoor activity is likely to be the *worst* time for people. I have no clue about mosquito magnets. One point that has been brought up about Japanese beetle pheromone 'traps' was that they did indeed trap the bugs, but also drew more bugs *to* the traps and surrounding area. 6 of one; half-dozen of another. |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
Well, in my opinion, they don't work and I formed my opinion by experiencing it
first hand. Our neighbor has one which he paid upwards of 600 for and I saw mosquitoes on arms, around people seeking out the carbon dioxide in our breath. A much better thing to use is citronella candles, rosemary or eucalyptus oil, Avon Skin So Soft, and get rid of any possible standing water. Even a small plastic bag with a tiny bit of water will hatch mosquito larvae. You can also buy it provided they have a return policy and try it out for yourself. If it doesn't work, return it. I believe Sam's Club sells one and I believe they have a 90 with receipt return policy, no questions asked. On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:00:10 GMT, "Dave" wrote: I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. Consumer's reports said they do work. Reviews on the Internet say they work or don't work. A co-worker's friend has a Mosquito Magnet Pro and says it works great. The reviews I've seen on television say those devices do not work. If anyone has direct experience with the mosquito traps, could you post a response here if they work, or do not work? Thank you! Dave Minnesota |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
we got one for my mothers house (uphill from a swamp) where it is impossible to be
outside during the day there are so many. the concept behind the "magnets" is one of attrition. kill off enough females, even delay the females from finding a blood meal long enough by confusion with the heat and CO2 and she will drop dead/wont lay eggs that make more mosquitos. the device is placed well away from were humans are, to draw them off the device must be run 24/7 all summer long it states quite clearly it takes weeks in heavily infested areas to crash the population. surprisingly enough, the people who said it was working did not find many skeeters in the bags. altho I dont know how long a "body" would last being desiccated and shoved around in a bag. the people who were saying it didnt work were usually looking in the bag for bodies, and had not been running it very long before they returned it. Ingrid "JNJ" wrote: The one thing commonly noted about this device though is that there are never any mosquitoes on the sticky paper. I don't know where they get all those skeeters in the commercials, but I never see any on there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
Did the Mosquito Magnet work? What were the results after several weeks?
Dave Minnesoata wrote in message ... we got one for my mothers house (uphill from a swamp) where it is impossible to be outside during the day there are so many. the concept behind the "magnets" is one of attrition. kill off enough females, even delay the females from finding a blood meal long enough by confusion with the heat and CO2 and she will drop dead/wont lay eggs that make more mosquitos. the device is placed well away from were humans are, to draw them off the device must be run 24/7 all summer long it states quite clearly it takes weeks in heavily infested areas to crash the population. surprisingly enough, the people who said it was working did not find many skeeters in the bags. altho I dont know how long a "body" would last being desiccated and shoved around in a bag. the people who were saying it didnt work were usually looking in the bag for bodies, and had not been running it very long before they returned it. Ingrid "JNJ" wrote: The one thing commonly noted about this device though is that there are never any mosquitoes on the sticky paper. I don't know where they get all those skeeters in the commercials, but I never see any on there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Wanted: Reviews of mosquito trapping devices
We had the Blue Rhino Skeeter Vac from Sam's club and really tried to make
it work for a couple of months. We returned it after making no difference in the skeeter population. We use the Ortho skeeter killer spray now (once a month) and the yard is much more usable... Jon. -- Come visit us on the web! http://www.largescale-trains.com Home of the JJ&C Railroad "animaux" wrote in message ... Well, in my opinion, they don't work and I formed my opinion by experiencing it first hand. Our neighbor has one which he paid upwards of 600 for and I saw mosquitoes on arms, around people seeking out the carbon dioxide in our breath. A much better thing to use is citronella candles, rosemary or eucalyptus oil, Avon Skin So Soft, and get rid of any possible standing water. Even a small plastic bag with a tiny bit of water will hatch mosquito larvae. You can also buy it provided they have a return policy and try it out for yourself. If it doesn't work, return it. I believe Sam's Club sells one and I believe they have a 90 with receipt return policy, no questions asked. On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:00:10 GMT, "Dave" wrote: I have seen many brands of mosquito trapping devices (such as Mosquito Magnet) this year. The devices cost several hundred to over a thousand dollars. The common response I hear from dozens of people I've asked about it (who do not own one) is: It's expensive, but if it worked it would be worth it. Consumer's reports said they do work. Reviews on the Internet say they work or don't work. A co-worker's friend has a Mosquito Magnet Pro and says it works great. The reviews I've seen on television say those devices do not work. If anyone has direct experience with the mosquito traps, could you post a response here if they work, or do not work? Thank you! Dave Minnesota |
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