Homemade Mosquito Trap - easy peasy

[nichola]

Homemade Mosquito Trap borrowed from Facebook...



Items needed

1 cup of water
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 gram of yeast
1.5 litre bottle

Method

1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.
2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.
3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.
4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.
5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.)

Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control.

[Scunner]

I've seen this on Facebook too and would absolutely love to know if it actually works. Seems plausible apart from the fact I saw it on Facebook

[nichola]

Think we may give it a go in the absence of any spraying as yet by the council in spite of repeated requests/demands that they get the flipping hell on with it.

[yabanci]

Spraying around the Calis Kipa area this morning Nichola.

[stoop]

Well that's a use for all the discarded bottles  

Might give it a go this year.

[Rimms]

Our kid who lives abroad showed me a picture of a machine that produces CO2 and it was unbelievable, the muslin bag attached to the machine would trap about 10lbs of mossies each day (this was in India by the way) this looks good but the only thing I'm unsure about, if you use it where you sit then you will attract mossies to that area, if you use it where you don't sit !!!!!!!

[nichola]

Spraying around the Calis Kipa area this morning Nichola.

Great, hope they extend inwards to Fethiye town then Doğan will be pleased   

[kayakebab]

I've just made mine and its on the balcony waiting for mozzies...will keep you posted!

[Lotty]

Is it ok with dried yeast or does it have to be fresh? Sounds promising!

[kayakebab]

I've used dried. Haven't caught any yet...