Mosquito Traps Come to the Rescue

Mosquito Traps Come to the Rescue
Written by smith belluchi



Mosquitoes have been a major problem for over several centuries now. It has been proven that mosquitoes just love to hunt human preys. They have compound eyes that are quite competent in detecting even the slightest human movements. In addition, their receptors are extremely sensitive in spotting the smell of our exhaled breath. Based on these observations, mosquito traps of several types have been designed by reputed companies across several parts of the world.

These traps function by imitating the sight and smell of human prey. This leads mosquitoes into falsely believing that a human body is proximal to them. However, upon getting closer, strong fans catch them forcing them into specially enclosed containers. Once they are trapped in, it becomes for them to come out of the mosquito trap. As a result, the mosquitoes soon die.

A well equipped and designed them, has the capacity to draw and kill over a thousand mosquitoes within a few hours, while the user is busy doing the daily chores. This clearly proves that within a few months, It can help get rid of the entire mosquito population.

One needs to just set up the machine at a desired corner and maintain it regularly to achieve best results. The rest will be taken care of by the mosquito trap.

It is indeed true that controlling mosquitoes is a daunting task, and there are no simple solutions. A mosquito trap however can prove to be highly beneficial in keeping the house protected from mosquitoes for a considerably long period of time.

How does a mosquito trap function?

Some of the most popular and effective mosquito traps rely chiefly on a unique lighting display and automated dispersion of artificial human scent. In such devices, the mosquito trap sends out oscillating frequencies of both visible and Ultra Violet rays that are known to draw mosquitoes. Simultaneously, the mosquito trap disperses curls of octenol that attract the mosquitoes' smell senses.

Inside these mosquito traps, there are infrared heat resources that provide warmth which is conspicuously akin to the human body. This further draws the mosquitoes to the trap. Upon reaching closer, a fan captures these mosquitoes and they are forced inside a container.

Some other variations of the mosquito trap make use of cannisters which disperse some amounts of CO2 mixed with octenol. Understandably, this increases the efficiency of the trap further and mosquitoes even 150 feet away from the trap can be captured and killed.

Owing to the growing popularity of the mosquito traps, some people raised their doubts on the efficacy of these equipments. These doubts prompted several research agencies to conduct independent studies to verify whether these devices were indeed useful. Significantly, a number of recent studies and research reports have now proven the effectiveness of the mosquito traps in getting rid of mosquitoes within short span of time. It is therefore absolutely safe to use the mosquito trap and draw benefits from it for a longer span of time