Mosquito Magnet - How Mosquito Magnets Work
Click the play button below to watch a short video on how
Mosquito Magnets Work.
How Does the Mosquito Magnet Work?
Female mosquitoes and other biting insects bite humans in order to get blood
to lay their eggs. They are attracted to humans by the carbon dioxide (CO2)
we exhale. The Mosquito Magnet® mimics a human by catalytically converting
propane to CO2, heat and moisture. As the mosquitoes are drawn to the
trap thinking it's a human, they get vacuumed into the trap where they dehydrate
and die within about 24 hours.
The Mosquito Magnet® doesn't use lights or sticky tape to catch mosquitoes,
just science. Because it only attracts bloodseeking insects such as mosquitoes
and noseeums, beneficial insects such as butterflies, bees, and moths are not
affected.
When properly placed in your yard, the trap begins catching mosquitoes and
other biting insects immediately. Noticeable results are achieved in 7 to 10
days. To greatly reduce your biting insect population, allow 4-6 weeks of
continuous use.
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The Mosquito Magnet is the only biting insect abatement system with our
patented Counterflow
Technology ™ that will virtually eliminate the mosquito population in your
yard.
The patented Counterflow Technology ™ used exclusively in our Mosquito
Magnet® creates a plume of carbon dioxide(CO2), heat, and moisture
that is emitted from the inner attractant tube, while the flared outer tube
vacuums along the top of the CO2 plume without vacuuming up any of
the CO2.
As the bloodseeking insect reaches the attractant tube, it realizes it can't get
a blood meal. Because the mosquito will not turn down (insect behavior) and it
won't fly across the plume of carbon dioxide (overstimulation), it is forced to
turn upwards, where it's caught in the vacuum of the suction tube. At this point
it is vacuumed into a net, where it dehydrates and dies within 24 hours.
