Are these mosquito products bad for you?

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Re: Are these mosquito products bad for you?

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wasabi wrote:SC - you should get one of these - it worked a treat - the principle is that the surround of the fan source is coated with titanium dioxide which releases CO2. The mozzies are attracted to it, as well as a uv light (barely noticable) and they get trapped in the basket.
There was a place in PP that sold them, maybe they are more common now there.
Once I had one of these, at least in the room, seldom got bitten!
Didn't cost that much from my recollection!

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Thanks wasabi - unfortunately only a few breeds of mosquitoes are attracted to CO2 and UV.
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Re: Are these mosquito products bad for you?

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StroppyChops wrote: Thanks wasabi - unfortunately only a few breeds of mosquitoes are attracted to CO2 and UV.
I don't think that is necessarily true of CO2 (you are probably right about UV) - there have been a number of studies - mossies have quite sensitive olfactory receptors to CO2 - and in particular, the mossies that you would want to most not bite you - ie the dengue mossie ( Aedes aegypti) and Malaria (Anopheles gambiae).
A recent study showed that the same receptor also detects human/animal odour - and so they get the double shot (I think it was a Californian Uni study - will have to look it up).

Anyway, I never had an issue with this type of unit - I would unload the catcher everyday with the catch of the day, and frequently overnight, get 20 - 50 of the little shits - even when the UV light had died on it (hence you are probably right re UV).
That was my experience, take it or leave it ;-)
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wasabi wrote:That was my experience, take it or leave it ;-)
I certainly wasn't looking to dismiss your experience, I'd give these a go if I saw them on the market. A friend who owns a restaurant tried them in the shop and ended up switching to those timed spray canisters, said the 'tornado' version didn't attract many of the mosquitoes.
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StroppyChops wrote:
wasabi wrote:That was my experience, take it or leave it ;-)
I certainly wasn't looking to dismiss your experience, I'd give these a go if I saw them on the market. A friend who owns a restaurant tried them in the shop and ended up switching to those timed spray canisters, said the 'tornado' version didn't attract many of the mosquitoes.
I didn't take it that way! I guess my point in this is that it is better for a confined space like lounge our bedroom as opposed to open areas, and especially outdoors, then it is not effective at all. Like those coils!
Have tried it in oz and still effective, but only as an indoor unit.
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