There are a lot of mosquito control measures to choose from. You can have a yard clean- up prevention, personal safety precautions, or the highest level of mosquito population extermination. Generally though, mosquito control methods could be chosen from three major categories: repellants, larva/insecticide, and mosquito trap and (bug) zappers. Whichever type, you should note that each method is designed according to your specific purpose.
Repellants are used to reduce or drive away mosquitoes from swarming an area or from invading your personal space. This includes lotions, organic fumes, candle scent, or netting. Larva-/insecticides on the other hand are used to kill mosquitoes even before they become adults capable of biting, including some mosquito barrier functions, and mosquito dunks. But the mosquito trap ensnares adult biters that have escaped from the other methods. Ring a bell? Mosquito trap is set apart since it doesn’t just trap mosquitoes – it traps and kills (not just drive away) mosquitoes that have developed into the most menacing pest they could possibly be. In addition, mosquito trap targets large and widespread populations of disease- carrying full-grown mosquitoes. For this it is only significant to get the best mosquito trap you could possibly get.
The mosquito trap/magnet and mosquito (bug) zapper available now for home use is previously a mosquito trapping technology used only by research scientists in dealing with public health threatening mosquito disease outbreaks. Later on, the mosquito trap and mosquito (bug) zapper became allowed for use by cultivators and animal farmers dealing with mosquito pests. In other words, mosquito trap was once a big thing. It was the common efficiency of these methods that made it available for community use – the mosquito trap especially.
Unlike the mosquito (bug) zapper, the mosquito trap lures only mosquitoes. As it utilizes an electric grid to electrocute mosquitoes and all other bugs drawn into contact, zappers are considered as far less effective as a result of killing too many other beneficial insects. It may also be unsafe around children and pets as the contaminants added to the air when ‘zapping’ bugs could cause allergic reactions. The mosquito trap however does not use harsh chemicals. It uses various attractants like CO2, Octenol, heat, and light to mimic blood as bait for (only) mosquitoes. As the mosquito is lured to the trap, they are captured by a vacuum and killed without posing risks for the environment. Other trap methods employ a built-in impellor fan that pulls mosquitoes into a net where they dry-out and die. Also some trapping-systems use adhesives to which the mosquitoes are caught easily when they land.
The general benefit behind traps is that it reduces the number of seeking egg-laying females and therefore significantly reducing or even shattering total local mosquito populations – though expensive and requiring cleaning.