Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs

On Tue 05 Apr 2005 05:25:54p, Steve Manes wrote in alt.home.repair:

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs


Try this or similar units...

http://www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/2953

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

In article ,
Steve Manes wrote:

- Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
- through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
- day or night.
-
- There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
- tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
- females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
- like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
- without dousing myself in Deet.
-
- I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
- conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
- neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
- aren't a favorite dish for bats either.
-
- Any reasonable ideas?

Since you're growing tomatoes the foggers are out of the
question (garden foggers in a spray can - Raid, etc.). I've
had success with them, though, in keeping the little buggers
away for a few hours.

You could try the mosquito coils (Off!, I think, makes them).
You burn them and they sort of smolder for a few hours, keeping
the mosquitoes away. There are also those new lantern-type things
that are supposed to be mosquito repellants. There's a candle inside
and you put this little thing in the lantern above the candle so
that it heats up and repels mosquitoes. Again, I think Off! makes
it.

As far as killing them, you'd have to use something that would likely
make your tomatoes inedible, and it probably wouldn't be effective
for long.

Best thing is to remove all standing water after a rain so they have
no place to breed. Take a good walk around your property and look
painstakingly for standing water.

Hummingbirds eat mosquitoes, so put up some feeders and attract them
(www.hummingbirds.net is the best place for info). Bats eat them, too,
but I don't know if they're a favorite food! I've also heard that
purple martins eat them, so put up a martin house (those big multi-
bird house units on top of the tall poles).

That's my uneducated advice! I hope it helps.
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

Suzie-Q wrote:
....
As far as killing them, you'd have to use something that would likely
make your tomatoes inedible, and it probably wouldn't be effective
for long.

An occasional spraying of Malathion if you get a real outbreak is quite
effective and breaks down within a few days...

Best thing is to remove all standing water after a rain so they have
no place to breed. Take a good walk around your property and look
painstakingly for standing water.

Hummingbirds eat mosquitoes, so put up some feeders and attract them
(www.hummingbirds.net is the best place for info). Bats eat them, too,
but I don't know if they're a favorite food! I've also heard that
purple martins eat them, so put up a martin house (those big multi-
bird house units on top of the tall poles).

Swallows are also effective if one has them...

But, best is the water-hunting, but--you can do so, but unless all your
neighbors are as zealous as you, you'll still get an infestation after a
rain and a week or so dry spell...

The gadgets which use propane to produce CO2 work but vary in quality.
Check Consumer Reports from last year at the library.


"Steve Manes" wrote in message
...
Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs

Steve Manes wrote:

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs


Hi,
How about fogger?
Tony

One that works is called " The amazing handheld bug zapper" It is like a
small tennis raquet that puts out enough voltage to fry horse flys. They
often explode-pop loudly in a white flash. Good nightime entertainment,
even inside easier than swatting them. They cost apx 12$

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:25:54 -0400, Steve Manes
wrote:

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs


Being still a new home owner, I can still remember each summer.

1st summer, very dry, and the local creek had very many stagnet pools
of water. My son, then under 1 yearold was like veal to these blood
suckers. He was immediatly pounced on, spray my yard no luck. Oh we
have hundreds of bats from a local cave, still tough hanging outside.

2nd summer, lots of rain. The fast moving water lowered the
mosquitos, but then we had 'black flies' Larger, and more agresseive
than the mosquitos. It sucked. Bats were fat, bugs sucked use dry,
and sprays did nothing.

3rd summer, rain off and on. Got a Mosquito Magnet. Life was good.
A neighbor commented one night how there must have been a weird
summer, she didn't remember one mosquito bite all summer, and she was
able to work in her garden again(lots of tomatoe plants). So, the
contraption worked for my yard, as well as my neighbors.

This summer, gunna clean it up, give it a fresh tank, and let the
machine do the work.

I have to say, imho, I recommend getting a mosquito magnet. I got the
defende modelr, since my hard is under 1/4 acre.

hth,

tom @ www.ChopURL.com

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:15:20 -0400, Mark wrote:

On 6 Apr 2005 02:57:15 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Tue 05 Apr 2005 05:25:54p, Steve Manes wrote in alt.home.repair:

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs


Try this or similar units...

http://www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/2953


Those are the biggest gimmick's going!

I know quite a few people who dumped the $250+ (for the larger model) and
ended up with larger propane bills and no difference in mosquitoes.


Yes, these machines are lots of money, so I did more research, and
found I personally didn't like the colemans. Felt it was like a high
priced flypaper. I went with the mosquito magnet, I'm very happy. We
were able to retake our yard without spraying pesticides, or
repelleants.

later,

tom

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:25:54 -0400, Steve Manes
wrote (with possible editing):

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs

I have two "Mosquito Magnets". They are made by American Biophysics,
I think of Rhode Island. They are ridiculously expensive, but they
work extremely well - not only for mosquitoes, but black flies as
well.

I have had them now for at least 5 years. I have had to replace the
generators which seem to quit after about 3 years, but the company has
offered reduced cost units even when they are out of warranty.

They require changing 8lb propane cylinders every 3 weeks, and the
mosquito attractant and the collection bag at the same time, so
they're not cheap to maintain either, but they have been extremely
effective for us up in northern NH. (I don't bother changing the bag
except for once a season which saves a little bit) Nothing else
worked and I've been living up here and dealing with the problem for
over 30 years. For what it's worth, we grow tomatoes as well.

I'd suggest (also) that you check Consumer Reports or other sites for
comparisons as somebody must make one now that is less expensive and
still works. We bought a Mosquito Magnet the first year it was
offered, and quickly bought another the following year, once we saw
how effective it was.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com

"Steve Manes" wrote in message
...
Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs

i use a 1 acre bug zapper and live on a 1/4 acre lot and have it on a timer
away from the house on the rear fence. it comes on from dusk to about
midnight and comes back on about 4am and goes off around dawn every day,
rain or shine and i've noticed a difference. i find hundreds weekly of
those little bloodsuckers lying dead and ants love eating them too. they
say there is a scent you can add to attract them but they just flock to
it,especially when it's pitch dark in the middleof the night.

mike..........

JerseyMike wrote:
....
... uses a bug zapper on a timer from dusk to about midnight and from
about 4am [to] dawn every day,...

As soon as springtime gets here in earnest and I put ours up, they stay
on continuously until taken down in the fall after the first killing
frost. Besides the nighttime critters it then works on various daylight
beasties (mostly moths, etc.) as well. I'll use some of the attractant
on occasion if there's a particular infestation but it's normally not
needed and somewhat expensive for continous usage.

Suzie-Q wrote:

Bats eat them, too,
but I don't know if they're a favorite food!

Bats do a great job on mosquitoes, but they're not an instantaneous
solution - it can take months or years for bats to move in to a bat
house.

There's a lot of info on bat houses he
http://www.batconservation.org/conte...mportance.html

But the basic information is very simple:

Bat houses are very inexpensive, average $50, much cheaper if you make
it yourself.

You need to mount the bat house facing south, at least 15 feet above
ground.

You can mount it directly on your house or another structure, erect a
pole, or use a tree. However, the house must be visible from the south
at all times. If tree branches or other structures obstruct the house,
bats are unlikely to ever find it.

That's about all there is to it.

Note that bats are no more likely to have rabies or get into your house
than squirrels. In fact, the best way to think of them is as flying
squirrels that eat mosquities

--
Jennifer

Jennifer wrote:
....
...the [bat] house must be visible from the south
at all times. If tree branches or other structures obstruct the house,
bats are unlikely to ever find it.
....

I have no clue where this piece of the recipe came from but I can attest
that bats found the eave vent on my house which definitely didn't not
face nor was it even visible from the south...of course, the house was
in "the South" if that counts...

Methinks this is legend, not fact.

Duane Bozarth wrote:

I have no clue where this piece of the recipe came from but I can
attest
that bats found the eave vent on my house which definitely didn't not
face nor was it even visible from the south...of course, the house
was
in "the South" if that counts...

Methinks this is legend, not fact.

From what I've read, direction is not related to the bats finding or
even adopting the bat house, but rather the relative warmth of the
house. The conservation organizations say south or southeast to take
advantage of morning(east) and winter(south) sun, and the bat babies
need it warm. Why morning sun would be more important than afternoon
sun, I do not know


--
Jennifer

I just realized I should probably shouldn't have been such a regional
chauvinist, sorry

In the north america, south-facing houses are recommended. I know next
to nothing about bats outside of NA.

--
Jennifer

Jennifer wrote:

I just realized I should probably shouldn't have been such a regional
chauvinist, sorry

In the north america, south-facing houses are recommended. I know next
to nothing about bats outside of NA.

Despite appearances (that I'm using news.indidual.net which is in
Germany), I'm not...

I can see some perceived advantage to an exposed location for warmth as
you say, but that's anthromophising their behavior at least partly if
not completely.

I just observed that the opening actually chosen contra-indicated the
supposition. Of course, a house eave vent supplies heating via another
mechanism, but they could have chosen one which did have sun in either
the morning or evening it they had thought that a significant criterion
as the particular house had all possibilities available.

BTW, I know nothing of bats outside of NA, either, and very little other
than observing the one colony that chose to reside in the house until I
had to clean it up to sell and the realtor freaked out.

Here we're too dry and no surface water which I understand is a required
portion of suitable habitat for them.

Mark wrote:
Magnet - that's the one they bought! Didn't work one bit for them. They
were trying to keep a relatively small area clear - about 1/4 acre. The
unit was rated for up to 2x that.

I got to witness one of them first hand. The unit was slowly humming away
and we were getting bitten alive. Colossal waste of money, IMHO.


I bought one and never caught the first mosquito. When I refilled the propane
tank, I got an error message when I tried to restart. I disconnected the
propane and hooked it up to the gas grill instead... where it would actually do
something for me.

Don't waste your money on a Mosquito Magnet.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

"L. M. Rappaport" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:25:54 -0400, Steve Manes
wrote (with possible editing):

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs

I have two "Mosquito Magnets". They are made by American Biophysics,
I think of Rhode Island. They are ridiculously expensive, but they
work extremely well - not only for mosquitoes, but black flies as
well.

I have had them now for at least 5 years. I have had to replace the
generators which seem to quit after about 3 years, but the company has
offered reduced cost units even when they are out of warranty.

They require changing 8lb propane cylinders every 3 weeks, and the
mosquito attractant and the collection bag at the same time, so
they're not cheap to maintain either, but they have been extremely
effective for us up in northern NH. (I don't bother changing the bag
except for once a season which saves a little bit) Nothing else
worked and I've been living up here and dealing with the problem for
over 30 years. For what it's worth, we grow tomatoes as well.

I'd suggest (also) that you check Consumer Reports or other sites for
comparisons as somebody must make one now that is less expensive and
still works. We bought a Mosquito Magnet the first year it was
offered, and quickly bought another the following year, once we saw
how effective it was.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com


We tried two different ones down here in central Texas and neither of them
worked..The first one was the Mosquito Magnet mentioned above..Sucker was
expensive and caught maybe a dozen skeeters in two weeks. Took it back,
refund, then tried a different brand from Costco..Worked similar but had a
built in timer which would turn it on in the morning and evening..It was
worse yet..We took that one back too..Did some checking around and it
appears different types of skeeters these things work better with..Down here
in Austin we have the damn Asian tiger, and they are not attracted as much
to C02 but more to lactic acid or something like that..The girl at Costco
said they had gotten a ton back..But I do hear they work better on the
skeeters up further north..The more "traditional" american variety I
guess..Wish it had worked..Sure would have been better than a bath in
deet...
John

"Mark" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 09:37:20 -0400, The Real Tom tom @
www.Love-Calculators.com wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:15:20 -0400, Mark wrote:

On 6 Apr 2005 02:57:15 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Tue 05 Apr 2005 05:25:54p, Steve Manes wrote in alt.home.repair:

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs


Try this or similar units...

http://www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/2953


Those are the biggest gimmick's going!

I know quite a few people who dumped the $250+ (for the larger model) and
ended up with larger propane bills and no difference in mosquitoes.


Yes, these machines are lots of money, so I did more research, and
found I personally didn't like the colemans. Felt it was like a high
priced flypaper. I went with the mosquito magnet, I'm very happy. We
were able to retake our yard without spraying pesticides, or
repelleants.

Magnet - that's the one they bought! Didn't work one bit for them. They
were trying to keep a relatively small area clear - about 1/4 acre. The
unit was rated for up to 2x that.

I got to witness one of them first hand. The unit was slowly humming away
and we were getting bitten alive. Colossal waste of money, IMHO.
\
I have used the Magnet Defender for three years now and I assure you that
they make a huge difference. It catches approximately 20 + mosquitoes a
night and other assorted biters such as black flies. We have lived here in
the country for five years and the prior two years were a nightmare of the
little buzzers. It's very rare to encounter one now within a acre of our
house.

Jennifer wrote:

Suzie-Q wrote:


Bats eat them, too,
but I don't know if they're a favorite food!


Bats do a great job on mosquitoes, but they're not an instantaneous
solution - it can take months or years for bats to move in to a bat
house.

There's a lot of info on bat houses he
http://www.batconservation.org/conte...mportance.html

But the basic information is very simple:

Bat houses are very inexpensive, average $50, much cheaper if you make
it yourself.

You need to mount the bat house facing south, at least 15 feet above
ground.

You can mount it directly on your house or another structure, erect a
pole, or use a tree. However, the house must be visible from the south
at all times. If tree branches or other structures obstruct the house,
bats are unlikely to ever find it.

That's about all there is to it.

Note that bats are no more likely to have rabies or get into your house
than squirrels. In fact, the best way to think of them is as flying
squirrels that eat mosquities

--
Jennifer

My GF said she will move out if I put up a bat house. No discussion.

Jim Ferguson wrote:
....
I have used the Magnet Defender for three years now and I assure you that
they make a huge difference. It catches approximately 20 + mosquitoes a
night ...

Hell, they're more than that being hatched a minute...20/night would
make no discernible difference in the population of anyplace I've ever
been that I thought had a problem..

William W. Plummer wrote:
My GF said she will move out if I put up a bat house. No discussion.


Is she afraid her mom will move in?




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

050406 2222 - Mortimer Schnerd, RN posted:

William W. Plummer wrote:
My GF said she will move out if I put up a bat house. No discussion.


Is she afraid her mom will move in?




Happiness is seeing your Mother-in-Law's picture on a milk carton...

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:31:41 -0400, Mark wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 09:37:20 -0400, The Real Tom tom @
www.Love-Calculators.com wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 07:15:20 -0400, Mark wrote:

On 6 Apr 2005 02:57:15 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Tue 05 Apr 2005 05:25:54p, Steve Manes wrote in alt.home.repair:

Last summer, my backyard was a mosquito rock concert. From July
through late September it was almost impossible to use my yard, late
day or night.

There's no standing water. I'm told that it's because of all my
tomato plants, which attract male mosquitos, which attract the biting
females. Whatever, I'm growing even more tomatoes this year and I'd
like to be able to go outside without being an insect feast and also
without dousing myself in Deet.

I'm looking for something to kill the little buggers. I'm told that
conventional bug zappers don't work well with mosquitos. Some
neighbors have built bat houses but I'm also told that mosquitos
aren't a favorite dish for bats either.

Any reasonable ideas?

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs


Try this or similar units...

http://www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/2953


Those are the biggest gimmick's going!

I know quite a few people who dumped the $250+ (for the larger model) and
ended up with larger propane bills and no difference in mosquitoes.


Yes, these machines are lots of money, so I did more research, and
found I personally didn't like the colemans. Felt it was like a high
priced flypaper. I went with the mosquito magnet, I'm very happy. We
were able to retake our yard without spraying pesticides, or
repelleants.

Magnet - that's the one they bought! Didn't work one bit for them. They

Mark,

I checked the http://www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/2953 url
and it goes to the coleman Mosquito Deleto, not the magnet brand.

Like these: http://www.mosquitomagnetdepot.com

So maybe we are talking about two different machines. Again, Mosquito
Magnet (defender model) has worked wonders for our outdoor fun. I
have to recommend, plan out placement of the unit, that is a big
factor in its catch rate.

hth,

tom


were trying to keep a relatively small area clear - about 1/4 acre. The
unit was rated for up to 2x that.

I got to witness one of them first hand. The unit was slowly humming away
and we were getting bitten alive. Colossal waste of money, IMHO.

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:41:40 GMT, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
wrote:

Mark wrote:
Magnet - that's the one they bought! Didn't work one bit for them. They
were trying to keep a relatively small area clear - about 1/4 acre. The
unit was rated for up to 2x that.

I got to witness one of them first hand. The unit was slowly humming away
and we were getting bitten alive. Colossal waste of money, IMHO.


I bought one and never caught the first mosquito. When I refilled the propane
tank, I got an error message when I tried to restart. I disconnected the
propane and hooked it up to the gas grill instead... where it would actually do
something for me.

Don't waste your money on a Mosquito Magnet.


Did you try different locations? It took me awhile to find a
good(since the ideal was out of the question) location. Actually used
their trap placement app on http://www.mosquitomagnet.com


When I empty out the basket, I find many mosquitos, black flies, and
gnats, so maybe I'm having better luck.

Ever try returning it as faulty?

tom

I've had a Mosquito Magnet Liberty in my yard for 3 yrs now and I love
it. My friend bought the one at costco with the timer and it never
worked right, can't remember the brand.
You mentioned you had asian tiger mosquito in Austin, the manufacturer
has a new attractant that works for that type of mosquito. Here is the
link on their web site www.mosquitomagnet.com/lurex

On 13 Apr 2005 08:45:41 -0700, "Luv2Garden"
wrote:

I've had a Mosquito Magnet Liberty in my yard for 3 yrs now and I love
it. My friend bought the one at costco with the timer and it never
worked right, can't remember the brand.
You mentioned you had asian tiger mosquito in Austin, the manufacturer
has a new attractant that works for that type of mosquito. Here is the
link on their web site www.mosquitomagnet.com/lurex


Cool, but not available in all states.

This what I do with the mosiquito magnet, I run it for about 8 weeks
without the attractant, and then I use the normal stuff. This way it
works on getting any stray tigers and then runs full power for the
rest of the year.

This lure sounds ok, but the statement about being predominent might
mean it repeals other mosquitos like the octenal.

Gunna read up on this, when it becomes readily available.

Thanks


tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com