ryanseysin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Illnesses from Mosquito, Tick, and Flea Bites Increasing in the US”
Do it! I've seen videos floating around E.g. 0 that are as simple as a giant fan that sucks in mosquitoes. 0: link to this video
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Mosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2
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A demonstration of how to build an effective DIY mosquito trap using a high-powered fan, a screen, and carbonated water.
I trapped 8,000 mosquitoes in two nights using our Mosquito trap and adding seltzer water CO2 as an off the shelf attractant. In the summer we clear our property of mosquitoes only to have the wind blow in new mosquitoes from surrounding areas. mosquito larvae killer on the wayWhy it's here
4 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as a simple and highly effective DIY method for trapping and killing mosquitoes to prevent insect-borne diseases.
rainbowzootsuitin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans”
There's a lot of tricks out there for killing mosquitoes but the window screen on a fan one is a personal favorite: link to this video
johnthedebsin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Try the Mosquito Bucket of Death”
The comments saying that other sources of water need to be removed are spot on. Another technique I've tried which works (observably) well is described in this video: link to this video tl;dw: Get a big drum fan with a screen on the back, attached with small/powerful magnets. Mosquitos are such poor flyers that they get pulled against the screen and can't escape, and they pretty quickly desiccate and die. Most other flying insects don't get caught, although there is a bit of collateral (some moths and lacewings, unfortunately). Another benefit of the fan is that you can hang out in front of it and mosquitos mostly won't bother you there either. I did this in our shared backyard space in Brooklyn and wo…
al_borlandin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Ask HN: Effective way to deal with mosquitoes?”
There are some YouTube videos out there where guys attach a screen (or net) to a high powered fan and catch/kill insane amount of mosquitoes. link to this video
dritedin Hacker News • Mentions
On “Predict 3D position of flying bugs and pest to shoot down them with a laser”
Ya I saw this Dan Rojas video linked on HN a while back when the laser mosquito idea came up. He uses an open bottle of carbonated water to attract them to the fan/screen trap link to this video