Are these mosquito products bad for you?
- StroppyChops
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Re: Are these mosquito products bad for you?
Thanks wasabi - unfortunately only a few breeds of mosquitoes are attracted to CO2 and UV.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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Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
Re: Are these mosquito products bad for you?
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).StroppyChops wrote: Thanks wasabi - unfortunately only a few breeds of mosquitoes are attracted to CO2 and UV.
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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Re: Are these mosquito products bad for you?
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.wasabi wrote:That was my experience, take it or leave it
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
Re: Are these mosquito products bad for you?
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!StroppyChops wrote: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.wasabi wrote:That was my experience, take it or leave it
Have tried it in oz and still effective, but only as an indoor unit.
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