Mosquito Magnet...anybody have one??

[TBone]

My dad picked one up last year, they have a good sized deck and love to entertain, and he grills almost every day of the summer. He said the whole summer of having people over and out grilling that there were only two people bitten, where in the past you could hardly sit out for 15 minutes without getting mauled. I guess the machine gives off carbon dioxide and heat while running...two of the biggest reasons they find us, and when they get close enough they get hoovered into the chamber.

[NaCl H2O]

If you could figure out a way to increase the dragon fly population along with coaxing more bats into your neighborhood, you'd have both the day and night covered. We used to call them mosquito hawks when I lived down south.

[HighTide]

I bought a Mosquito Deleto, hope that puts a dent in them so we can use the deck this summer.

[zacs]

I bought a mosquito deleto too, but I couldn't get it to work. I never got around to taking it back, so I am going to have a go at it again in a few days or so. Anyone know the secret handshake to get this thing going?

[spence]

Raven's bit about stagnant water is dead on. Appearantly they don't really travel that far, so any skeeters in your yard were likely hatched in the vicinity.

-spence

[HighTide]

Originally Posted by zacs

I bought a mosquito deleto too, but I couldn't get it to work. I never got around to taking it back, so I am going to have a go at it again in a few days or so. Anyone know the secret handshake to get this thing going?

If I get mine going, I'll give you an update.