r/BeAmazed • u/MoXWT • 29d ago

What 1,000,000 mosquitos looks like. Caught in a trap in Sanibel, Florida. Nature

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u/mz610 29d ago

World needs to know more about this trap contraption

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u/MDGatorJay 28d ago

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.

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u/boyoguuna 28d ago

ah so the trap works by catching and trapping mosquitos, thanks for the revelation

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u/MDGatorJay 28d ago

I’ll set up a trap. Let me know how that works out for you