Re: Are mosquitoes* attracted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?CO=B2_=3F?=
by Frank <frankdotlogullo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dec 21, 2007 at 12:07 PM
TE Chea wrote:
> 1 newspaper article says * can be lured into a bottle of
> brown sugar solution & baking soda, wrapped in black
> paper ( presumably to darken bottle). But COČ is invisible
> & odourless, a-f-a-i-k.
> Any1 here has experience of this ?
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I've heard they are attracted to carbon dioxide but cannot see how sugar
would eliminate it from sodium bicarbonate unless it were acidic.
Does the mosquito stick to the syrup? Give it a try and see what happens.
