Patent ID: 7802398

Claim:
A mosquito control device comprising: a mosquito attracting and obliterating unit and a heat generating unit operable to supply heated air, CO 2 and moisture to said mosquito attracting and obliterating unit, a member having an open bottom connecting the heat generating unit to the mosquito attracting and obliterating unit, said mosquito attracting and obliterating unit including a housing mounted on the member, a cap located over the housing providing a passage between the cap and housing, a receptacle located below the open bottom of the member for collecting mosquitoes, an air moving apparatus operable to draw air and mosquitoes into the passage between the cap and housing and discharge the air and mosquitoes into the receptacle, said air flowing out of the receptacle into the ambient air around the receptacle, said member having an open bottom directing the air, CO 2 and moisture from the heat generating unit through the open bottom of the member to a location below the member into ambient air below the member and above the air flowing from the receptacle to the ambient air below the member to form a CO 2 cloud below the member whereby mosquitoes are attracted to said CO 2 .