In more normal city areas, Vero Beach, Florida and Newport, Rhode Island, the device trapped in excess of 1,500 mosquitoes per night. The Mosquito Magnet surgically removes only egg-laying females. Every 1,000 females trapped potentially prevents 300,000 new eggs from being laid. As a result, the biting insect population collapses after trapping out several generations of females. This usually happens after six to eight weeks of continuous use.
Propane gas is converted into carbon dioxide at just the right temperature and humidity.
A plume of carbon dioxide mixed with octenol disperses into the atmosphere. The insects follow the plume to the source and are vacuumed into a net to dehydrate. The Mosquito Magnet looks like a gas grill and operates like one. A 20-pound tank of propane is needed and provides about three weeks of continuous use before needing to be refilled. 2001 American Biophysics Corp. All Rights Reserved.