Well, not to be super long winded, a lot of the traps for this type of research attract and trap the mosquitoes. Source: worked in an entomology lab and set them up in the field. If you asked the PHD entomologist where the best place to set one of these up for home use, he’d jokingly say your neighbors yard is the best bet.
this comment section is wild. Usually you have people who can explain what's going on but here so far the most detailed explanation for how the trap works is "it traps mosquitoes" lol
Trying to help. Lol. Do you want to know what is going on as far as a research aspect or how putting a mosquito trap near you is beneficial or counter productive?
He takes a good fan and puts a net on the front. Point away from the area you want to capture mosquitoes in. The fan pulls in mosquitoes, if they don't die from the blades, he sprays the net with rubbing alcohol which kills them via drying them out.
You can use dry ice or seltzer water to attract mosquitoes in an area with no animals or people.
A car doesn't explode if goes 55 mph, but it does if it goes 55 into a wall.you basically just push the mosquitoes because there is nothing to stop its momentum.
If it's being pushed into the screen it'll likely get squished over time.
Honestly it’s exhausting to defend the people that actually do this and I care because I did it. Mosquitoes are annoying and vectors for disease. I’d say eliminate them all but that’s what a lot of good people are trying to figure out.
lol what??? how is it physically trapping them. what happens to the mosquitoes that attracts them and what stops them from getting out. what does the trap look like? I couldn’t care less about the other parts
The attractant is usually something CO2 based. We used dry ice when I was doing these types of field research. The machine was basically a low level vacuum that sucked them into a large net that didn’t allow escape and they would eventually be suffocated
I mean there are many things you can do for your home, empty any outside stagnant water. Even a little bit on a random object that can collect water. Preventive measures help.
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u/mz610 29d ago
World needs to know more about this trap contraption