Re: Are mosquitoes* attracted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?CO=B2_=3F?=
by Frank <frankdotlogullo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dec 22, 2007 at 08:22 AM
TE Chea wrote:
> | cannot see how sugar would eliminate it
> I remember my high school book says sugary fluid is *' food.
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> | Does the mosquito stick to the syrup?
> This article says cut a plastic bottle's top ¼, invert this ¼
> then fit into ¾ of bottle, this round joint must be air tight so
> CO² can exit only through this ¼ 's ( small, original ) centre
> hole. I suspect * after entering this dark bottle [i] will not be
> able to ascend ( vertically enough ) out of this small hole ( 21
> mm Ø ) [ii] high CO² concentration make * dizzy.
>
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Mechanical type trap I've seen and made for flies and yellow jackets.
If they are around, you will also catch them but it would be interesting
to see if you trap mosquitoes. Just give it a try and let us know what
happens.
