# Mosquito problem - HELP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533 "2010-06-01T18:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/61 "2010-07-06T14:22:24Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > Wait, there are no mosquitoes in England? Can anyone else verify that? If this is true I will start applying for jobs internationally tomorrow but I can’t imagine any non-desert place without a mosquito population. [Not true, I’m afraid.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/sep/12/health.weather) ---
**Author:** ![GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/62 "2010-07-07T08:33:40Z")
> [@mozchron](#): > > …When I was a student trapping Culex out in the Sacramento delta, we used CO2-baited CDC traps. We had one trap that caught 30,000 mosquitoes in one night (that’s 30,000 in a single pint-sized cup! You couldn’t see through it - it was BLACK). We had 50 traps out there, and every one had many thousands. > > I wouldn’t recommend a a flamethrower for mosquito control 🙂 they tend to have unpleasant side-effects… > > England does have mosquitoes. They can be very bad in some places where the climate is ideal. But many parts of england are gloomy and colder than many mosquitoes like, so many parts don’t have serious issues. God I want one of those traps! I don’t care if it doesn’t eliminate the whole local population, just that it would make any nearby go to IT rather than ME. I tried making a simple trap from instructions on the internet using a plastic bottle sugar water and yeast. Put it in our garden which is heaving with the buggers and NOT ONE took the bait. Oh, and England does indeed have mosquitos, more in the south where it’s generally warmer I think. Up north they have midges. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/63 "2010-07-07T09:55:09Z")
I love mosquito nets, personally. I get freaking eaten alive and get huge welts from the damned buggers. I actually believe the fan thing works because it dissipates the CO2, nit that it deters them - they just cant sniff you out. I pretty much always have skeeter netting over my bed. We have a roomie that wanders in and out of the house at whim, and the back door opens to a small yard area that chickens like to come mooch popcorn in, and of course crap, and flies congregate there and nip in when the door gets opened. I hate trying to do anything with flies doing [touch and goes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch-and-go_landing) on bare skin, and I suck at using the electrified tennis rackets to whack the flies, so I tend to hang out on the bed on my laptop inside the netting to keep them off me until mrAru comes home and whacks any recalcitrant fly that is pestering me.The skeeters just sort of wander in from the woods, and nothing seems to keep them out =( Well, and I like the look of mosquito netting … it is sort of on the exotic side, and it sort of softens the look of the room. I have to admit I am thinking of rummaging in my storage at mom’s house and bringing back the [shield](http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/sitephotos/factsheetimgs/1929.71.2.jpg) and [bow and arrow](http://www.worthpoint.com/pmimages/images3/1/0207/22/1_3094187994c43b529d87bbd09e7acae9.jpg), and [blowgun and darts](http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/Blowgun.jpg) that some random missionaries gave my grandparents that ended up belonging to me and decorating the bedroom with them. Maybe I can practice blowgun and use it to kill flies and skeeters with … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/64 "2010-07-07T19:08:39Z")
> [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](#): > > God I want one of those traps! I don’t care if it doesn’t eliminate the whole local population, just that it would make any nearby go to IT rather than ME. [Here ya go.](http://www.bioquip.com/search/DispProduct.asp?pid=2801A) You need dry ice to act as the CO2 source. You can also get these that hook up to a tank. > [@](#): > > I tried making a simple trap from instructions on the internet using a plastic bottle sugar water and yeast. Put it in our garden which is heaving with the buggers and NOT ONE took the bait. The idea is that the yeast will ferment the sugar and produce CO2. Probably true, but dry ice is easier. Also, the trap needs to do more than attract them - it needs a fan to suck them in. The CDC/EVS trap above does this. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/65 "2010-07-07T22:58:18Z")
Anyone have any thoughts on garlic products like this one? [http://www.amazon.com/Ts-DT336-Mosquito-Repelling-Granules/dp/B000DN7OQW/ref=sr\_1\_4?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1278543425&sr=8-4](http://www.amazon.com/Ts-DT336-Mosquito-Repelling-Granules/dp/B000DN7OQW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1278543425&sr=8-4) ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/66 "2010-07-08T01:29:03Z")
I know a few people who’ve tried those propane jobs, with some success, but not total success. I want to get a bat house now, once the wind drops I’ve got a serious problem, but talking of bats: there is little more satisfying than using one of these on the buggers. [http://www.google.com.ag/images?q=mosquito+bats&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=iyk1TOPFLcP48AbIx\_2CAw&sa=X&oi=image\_result\_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQsAQwAw](http://www.google.com.ag/images?q=mosquito+bats&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=iyk1TOPFLcP48AbIx_2CAw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQsAQwAw) ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/67 "2010-07-08T01:33:43Z")
A word of caution though, my friend left her teenage son and his mate alone for a few hours which they spend batting each other merrily, resulting in grid marked kids. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/68 "2010-07-08T04:14:02Z")
> [@mozchron](#): > > [Here ya go.](http://www.bioquip.com/search/DispProduct.asp?pid=2801A) > > You need dry ice to act as the CO2 source. You can also get these that hook up to a tank. Is that more field/research oriented or is it appropriate/suitable for home and yard use? Is it a suped-up, more rugged, comparable, or similar to devices like the [Mosquito Magnet](http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/)(not to be confused with magnetic wrist bands) or the Mosquito Deleto? (In searching I found this site ([Consumersearch.com](http://www.consumersearch.com/mosquito-traps/reviews)). It seems to be an excellent aggregater of not only reviews, but also serious articles. I haven’t looked too deeply at the overall site yet, so can’t vouch for it’s veracity–can anyone?) ---
**Author:** ![kjbrasda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@kjbrasda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjbrasda)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533/69 "2010-07-14T06:26:10Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I love mosquito nets, personally. I get freaking eaten alive and get huge welts from the damned buggers. I actually believe the fan thing works because it dissipates the CO2, nit that it deters them - they just cant sniff you out. Actually, the fans work because their tiny little wings can’t handle a breeze over 2mph I think it is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquito-problem-help/541533.md?page=3)