Mosquito Trap Independent Testing

Independent tests have proven that the Mosquito Magnet is more effective and captures more types of biting insects and mosquitoes than any other mosquito traps on the market. Following is a summary of the studies, with the full tests available for download.

Hawaii, Aug/Sep 2004

Five commercially available mosquito traps were compared. The Mosquito Magnet^® with Lurex3^™ as the secondary attractant, performed significantly better than all other traps tested for collecting total Culicidae. All Mosquito Magnet^® products utilizing Lurex3^™ collected significantly more Aedes albopictus than the competitor trap using octenol.
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Fort Meyers, FL, August 2004

Eight commercially available mosquito traps were compared. The Mosquito Magnet^® Liberty and Mosquito Magnet^® Liberty Plus, both utilizing Octenol as the additional attractant, performed significantly better than all other traps tested.
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Fort Meyers, FL, April 2004

Seven commercially available mosquito traps were compared. The Mosquito Magnet^® Liberty and Liberty Plus performed significantly better than all other traps tested.
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USDA-ARS/CMAVE, Atsena Otie Key, FL

21 Mosquito Magnet^® traps were placed along the nature trail in an effort to reduce mosquito populations. The traps had a very significant impact on the mosquito populations on Atsena Otie.
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Cayman Islands Mosquito Research & Control Unit

The Mosquito Magnet Liberty was tested against the Coleman "Mosquito Deleto" and the Applica "Sonic Web." The Mosquito Magnet^® captured nearly 200 times more mosquitoes than competing products.
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Florida A&M University, Panama City, Florida

The Mosquito Magnet^® Pro was tested head-to-head against the Mosquito PowerTrap in a tropical salt marsh. The Mosquito Magnet^® captured 10 times more mosquitoes than the PowerTrap.
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U.S. Army Medical Command, the Centers for Disease Control, et al.; Republic of Korea

Field tests of seven different mosquito traps were conducted where recent outbreaks of malaria had occurred. The Mosquito Magnet^® captured 3 times more mosquitoes than the next most effective trap, and over 13 times as many as other traps using CO2 and Octenol attractants.

U.S. Coast Guard, Bahamas

The Coast Guard used the Mosquito Magnet^® to reclaim its Bahamian station that had become uninhabitable due to swarming mosquitoes. Six Mosquito Magnets captured 1.5 million mosquitoes in just six days.