Radio-Sonic Bug Repellant!?!?!?

Get this! In Baltmore, US capitol of West Nile Virus - opr at least the dead crows, a radio station claims to be broadcasting a high-frequency tone only bugs can detect along with their music. They imply if you play your radio at your outdoor Labor Day BBQ, the tone will keep mosquitoes and other such unwanted pests away!

Can this really work? If so, why aren’t we always doing this? Also, can it your drive pets crazy???

Does the FCC know about the claims they’re making?

I seriously doubt it would work. For one thing, speakers are optimized for human response. If we can’t hear the sound because the frequency is too high or low, chances are your speakers weren’t engineered to reproduce it.