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Propane Mosquito Trap - now at Harbor Freight, Austin
If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal
Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 THANKS Gene |
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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:05:25 GMT, "GeneS"
wrote: If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 We discussed this earlier and the general conclusions were that these do not work effectively as they are subject to various issues of which maintenance is a problem. Buying any appliance from Harbor Freight is also risky in my opinion. I did not see a brand name. Rusty Mase |
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The problem with these is that the mosquitos most commonly found in
Austin, the Asian Tiger, are not attracted to carbon dioxide. I have several friends with these devices and they have told me that they get about as many mosquitos in them that they'd expect from randomly flying into the device. One even called the manufacturer and they said they knew about the Asian Tiger problem and were working on something they'd be attracted to, but haven't developed anything yet. On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:05:25 GMT, "GeneS" wrote: If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 THANKS Gene |
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THANKS, that's very valuable info. That may explain some of
the confusion. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...r_mosquito.htm Somehow, these just do not look like good ol' Texas skeeters to me ... Thanks, Gene "Andyd" wrote in message ... The problem with these is that the mosquitos most commonly found in Austin, the Asian Tiger, are not attracted to carbon dioxide. I have several friends with these devices and they have told me that they get about as many mosquitos in them that they'd expect from randomly flying into the device. One even called the manufacturer and they said they knew about the Asian Tiger problem and were working on something they'd be attracted to, but haven't developed anything yet. On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:05:25 GMT, "GeneS" wrote: If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 THANKS Gene |
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We have a "mosquito magnet"--got it last year and it was not very effective
due to the Asian Tiger. Just discovered a new attractant on their website that was developed for the Asian tiger (little buggers are nasty) and we are going to try it. http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/ it's called Lurex. I'll try anything...mosquito bites to me are like fire ants to other people, fire ants bits to me are, well, a couple of days in bed on benadryl.... I have cousins up north in the woodland and prairie states that love their mosquito magnets...I hope this attractant works. If not, I'll sell it to a cousin or friend up north. FYI, I read about mosquito dunks and put them about the patio in pots and such...they helped A LOT! cheers! "GeneS" wrote in message ... THANKS, that's very valuable info. That may explain some of the confusion. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...r_mosquito.htm Somehow, these just do not look like good ol' Texas skeeters to me ... Thanks, Gene "Andyd" wrote in message ... The problem with these is that the mosquitos most commonly found in Austin, the Asian Tiger, are not attracted to carbon dioxide. I have several friends with these devices and they have told me that they get about as many mosquitos in them that they'd expect from randomly flying into the device. One even called the manufacturer and they said they knew about the Asian Tiger problem and were working on something they'd be attracted to, but haven't developed anything yet. On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:05:25 GMT, "GeneS" wrote: If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 THANKS Gene |
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These aren't good old Texas skeeters, but they are the ones most
commonly found here in suburban Austin. They breed in just abou tany standing water, no matter how small. They are smaller than many of our native skeeters and ten to fly low to the ground, often biting on the legs and around your ankles. You can spot them by their striped legs, and they usually aren't as dark as the one in that photo, at least not in my experience. But the striped legs are easy to see. Now the real good ole' Texas skeeters that you get such as those near the coast and in swamps and stuff, those giant children-eating kind, now those apparently are attracted to CO2, and these traps might work. But if you live in suburban Austin I'll bet if you pay attention you'll find the Asian Tiger is by far the dominant mosquito you are having trouble with. andyd On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:16:40 GMT, "GeneS" wrote: THANKS, that's very valuable info. That may explain some of the confusion. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...r_mosquito.htm Somehow, these just do not look like good ol' Texas skeeters to me ... Thanks, Gene "Andyd" wrote in message .. . The problem with these is that the mosquitos most commonly found in Austin, the Asian Tiger, are not attracted to carbon dioxide. I have several friends with these devices and they have told me that they get about as many mosquitos in them that they'd expect from randomly flying into the device. One even called the manufacturer and they said they knew about the Asian Tiger problem and were working on something they'd be attracted to, but haven't developed anything yet. On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:05:25 GMT, "GeneS" wrote: If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 THANKS Gene |
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Please follow up with a post on your success with this attractant. I
will buy one of these machines as soon as I feel comfortable that it really works on those little SOBs...... Those mosquito magnets are pricey. On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:08:05 GMT, "ie" wrote: We have a "mosquito magnet"--got it last year and it was not very effective due to the Asian Tiger. Just discovered a new attractant on their website that was developed for the Asian tiger (little buggers are nasty) and we are going to try it. http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/ it's called Lurex. I'll try anything...mosquito bites to me are like fire ants to other people, fire ants bits to me are, well, a couple of days in bed on benadryl.... I have cousins up north in the woodland and prairie states that love their mosquito magnets...I hope this attractant works. If not, I'll sell it to a cousin or friend up north. FYI, I read about mosquito dunks and put them about the patio in pots and such...they helped A LOT! cheers! "GeneS" wrote in message . .. THANKS, that's very valuable info. That may explain some of the confusion. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...r_mosquito.htm Somehow, these just do not look like good ol' Texas skeeters to me ... Thanks, Gene "Andyd" wrote in message ... The problem with these is that the mosquitos most commonly found in Austin, the Asian Tiger, are not attracted to carbon dioxide. I have several friends with these devices and they have told me that they get about as many mosquitos in them that they'd expect from randomly flying into the device. One even called the manufacturer and they said they knew about the Asian Tiger problem and were working on something they'd be attracted to, but haven't developed anything yet. On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:05:25 GMT, "GeneS" wrote: If anyone has purchased one of these CO2 / 5 gal Propane devices, please advise the results. http://www.harborfreighttools.com/cp...emnumber=91551 THANKS Gene |
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