Mosquito Traps: Mosquito Trap Reviews, Best Mosquito Traps

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Reviewers say the Mosquito Magnet line of mosquito traps captures more mosquitoes and a greater variety of species than other types. The Mosquito Magnet Liberty trap boasts a compact metal frame and a quiet fan. This… model uses a propane tank to produce carbon dioxide gas that simulates human breath to attract mosquitoes. A synthetic octenol attractant is also used. A Lurex attractant is an option -- Lurex has been shown to be good at attracting the Asian tiger mosquitoes that are a problem in the southern United States. Once mosquitoes are attracted, they are sucked into a bag where they dehydrate. Several owners posting reviews at Amazon.com report, however, that their Liberty mosquito trap lasted just one season.

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Journal of Medical Entomology: Researchers measure the abundance and diversity of mosquito species captured by a Mosquito Magnet Pro (since discontinued), a ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture: USDA researchers test the ability of six mosquito traps in suburban Gainesville, Fla., to catch the Aedes albopictus (Asian ...

Public Health Entomology Research and Education Center, Florida A&M University: This study compares the performance of eight commercial traps. Both the Mega-Catch Ultra and the Mosquito Magnet Liberty capture ...

American Mosquito Control Association: In a study conducted on a Florida island in the Gulf of Mexico over a three-year period, a total of 21 Mosquito Magnet Pro traps ...

Technical Bulletin of the Florida Mosquito Control Association: Researchers evaluate Mosquito Magnet mosquito traps for one month in a residential neighborhood in a marsh area. The Mosquito ...

American Mosquito Control Association: Researchers at Florida A&M University evaluate how effective a single Mosquito Magnet trap is in consistently reducing the biting ...

Maryland Department of Agriculture: This article criticizes "bug zapper" electrocuting devices and references a 2001 study in which Mosquito Magnet's claim to be an ...

Amazon.com: More than 80 owner reviews give the Mosquito Magnet Liberty a below-average score, with negative reviews outweighing the ...

Epinions.com: More than 50 user reviews at Epinions.com of the Mosquito Magnet Liberty and Defender models give each an average rating of two ...

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Mega-Catch Ultra

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The Mega-Catch Ultra doesn't require a propane tank or produce carbon dioxide (CO2), although a CO2 cylinder can be used with it. Instead, it uses the chemical attractant octenol as well as a ultraviolet light to lure in… mosquitoes. Reviewers say the Mega-Catch Ultra mosquito trap is effective and they like that there's no need to wrangle a propane tank. Mega-Catch mosquito traps don't have a Lurex option, so it's not a particularly good choice if you live in the South, where Asian tiger mosquitoes are prevalent.

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Public Health Entomology Research and Education Center, Florida A&M University: This university study compares the performance of eight commercial traps. Both the Mosquito Mega-Catch Ultra and the Mosquito ...

Mega-Catch: This U.S. Department of Agriculture study compares two Mosquito Magnet models, the Pro and the Residential (now discontinued), ...

Amazon.com: About 15 owner reviews give the Mega-Catch Ultra an above-average score, although a couple of reviews note that it doesn't ...

UberGizmo.com: There are almost 30 user comments under a brief blurb, though a few date back to 2007. Most are positive, though there are some ...

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SkeeterVac SV3100

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Like the Mosquito Magnet traps, the SkeeterVac SV3100 uses carbon dioxide (CO2) to lure mosquitoes. It also uses water vapor, heat, LED lighting, octenol and Lurex as attractants. The SkeeterVac's main advantage is that… it's cordless, powered by a propane tank and a single AA battery. Owners posting reviews to Amazon.com give the SkeeterVac above average reviews, citing excellent customer service and the affordable price compared to other models.

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Amazon.com: The SkeeterVac SV3100 is rated four out of five stars by more than 10 Amazon.com users. One reports that he had used Mosquito ...

NorthlineExpress.com: Editor and user reviews of several models of the SkeeterVac SV3100 are offered here. It is not clear what the editor's four-star ...

Epinions.com: More than 60 owner reviews give various SkeeterVac models a combined score of three stars out of a possible five. The most recent ...

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