I forgot to mention that you DO have to be Mr. Environmentally
Unconcerned to generate CO2, though you can make up for the burden by
not breathing.
Silly remarks aside, I've been using one for about nine years and
I've consumed three standard barbeque tanks of propane. I only need
to run it for a few days to depress the mosquito population to the
point that they are not bothersome for a few weeks. The CO2 plume is
very light, and therefore you need to position the device properly.
Octonol and other attractants help, but seem to be specific to a
given location--they don't work with some varieties. You can also
just scout your property and your neighbors for standing water.
Mosquitos don't fly far or fast. A couple of old tires with water in
them will generate enough to make your life outdoors lousy. When they
are bugging me I lather on the DEET. Spend a few weeks fishing in
Alaska and you'll consider chemicals your very best friends. Clouds
of Mosquitos, zillions of them. I'm itching just thinking about it.
On Jul 29, 2006, at 9:06 AM, Bill Babcock wrote:
> The mosquito magnets (propane-powered warm CO2 generators) work
> very well if you get them positioned right, and they've come down
> in price so much you don't have to be Mr. Moneybags to afford one.
>
> On Jul 29, 2006, at 8:53 AM, SHANE Ingate wrote:
>
>> Amici,
>>
>> For those who live near swampy areas (like DC), what do y'all
>> do about mosquitoes in the garage? The blood-suckers
>> are attracted to me like flies to, you know, and they eat me alive.
>> I don't use Deet or apply any chemicals to my skin (except engine
>> and tranny oil, but hey, its a LBC). No A/C so I usually keep the
>> door open and use a large fan to circulate the marginally cooler
>> evening air
>>
>> I've thought of getting a grant for building a preciion guided
>> mega-watt laser or aerial nano-bug swatters, but short of
>> fantasy, I do have bat houses and encourage field swallows.
>>
>> Shane Ingate, the bane of all blood-suckers, in Maryland
>>
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