MOSQUITO TRAPPING SYSTEM

Several brands of mosquito traps are designed to lure mosquitoes by mimicking human breath and trap them in a net or container, where they die of dehydration or drown. The idea works well when you want to get rid of mosquitoes in a particular area like your backyard, but can't prevent them from breeding elsewhere, since traps kill adult mosquitoes looking for a meal, no matter where they come from.

Since only female mosquitoes bite, and they need a meal of blood before they can develop eggs, catching them at the moment they're looking for blood will kill them before they can reproduce, and therefore will prevent the next generation of mosquitoes too.

Traps won't catch every mosquito in the area, especially if there are people or animals nearby too. But if you place one in the right location and run it every day at the times that mosquitoes are out, it will start to cut back on problems in a few days and mosquito numbers should continue to drop even more as the season progresses.

Traps work by mimicking an animal or person, sending out the signals that mosquitoes use to find their prey. The main signal is a plume of carbon dioxide (CO2), as if an animal is exhaling. Some traps send off a steady amount, while others like the Mega Catch traps match the rhythm of breathing. The trap can either use propane to make carbon dioxide, or use a CO2 cylinder. In addition, traps may use an attractant such as Octenol or Lurex.